I get the "big hands in small spaces" complaint. I have very small hands and can do some stuff that some of my friends just simply cannot do. On the other hand there is no way I can swing a sledge hammer on a ground rod like they can.
Ham friends that you can bribe with 807's and a backyard grill steak dinner are very cool. 73, Guy K2AV On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 4:47 PM, M. George <m.matthew.geo...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't see what all the consternation is about either. Its not that big > of a deal and I have the K3XREF (a little less room) in a K3s and a K3 and > both radios have the sub receiver. Fiddly??? > <https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=fiddly> > really? > I don't think so. You need to consider the design! This isn't a 60lb > transceiver we are talking about that you can't upgrade hardly at all. > The foot print and weight as compared to the performance can't be beat and > the modular design is very impressive. It's a portable radio! For real! > And if you want to talk PITA, try rolling a 60 lb radio around to remove > this, that or the other. > > Taking out a couple of screws and gently lifting up the sub receiver and > remove the coax connections? Sheesh... it's like it was the end of the > world or something. Take a few pictures with your phone and take your time > and RTFM!. Its not like there is a need to remove the sub receiver on a > weekly basis. I swear, I think if you were to give a $20 bill to some > folks, they would complain that you didn't give them two $10 bills. :) > Just take your time and install things back again and refer to your > pictures from your phone and did I mention RTFM?. And on another note the > sub receiver as installed is solid and sound mechanically IMHO. > > Maybe if I was 99 years old and my fingers were the size of uncooked > bratwursts and my thumbs were the size of cucumbers, then it would be > Fiddly (and I chewed my thumb and finger nails profusely). I say move on > folks! Off my soab box... it's getting Fiddly > <https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=fiddly>up > here! > > Max NG7M > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to k2av....@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
