Nonetheless: to each his own :) Wayne N6KR
---- elecraft.com > On Jan 7, 2019, at 2:32 PM, Mike Morrow <[email protected]> wrote: > > Joe wrote: > >> I love my KX2 but the main tuning knob has always been a problem for me. >> >> It’s just a tad too small and not easy to spin rapidly. >> >> I found a very nice aluminum knob for the KX2 being sold on eBay by a >> gentleman in Winterport,ME. >> >> The tracking item nr. is: 264113321673. >> >> The knob costs $24.95 shipped, is CNC machined aluminum and is black in >> color….not exactly cheap but worth every penny IMHO. >> >> I just put it on my KX2 and tuning is now a dream…it feels like a much >> larger knob and the finger dimple is larger than the stock KX2 knob which >> allows for a nice fit. >> >> It also fits the KX1 for all of the KX1 users out there. >> >> A very nice addition to my KX2. >> >> Now, if only Wayne can find a ball bearing rotary encoder for the KX2 all >> would be well in the world (grin). >> >> Enjoy those Elecraft radios. >> >> 73, Joe W2KJ >> I QRP, therefore I am > > Better is "I QRP, therefore I HAM"? > > To your point, this is what Wayne/N6KR wrote about the KX2 knob, 30 March > 2017, on the Elecraft list: > > ----Start quote---------- > In response to various comments on the KX2 knob (today and earlier): > > Our goal for the KX2 was to make it really lightweight. Light enough to be > used as an HT. Goat-optional on longer hikes. > > Even 1 ounce of additional weight can increase fatigue when holding a device > (try, for example, carrying around an iPhone 7 vs. an iPhone 7+). So we > designed a low-profile plastic VFO A knob that is big enough to get the job > done. > > Another reason not to use a heavier knob is that the KX2’s VFO encoder is > itself a compact unit that has a sleeve bearing. Weighted knobs should in > general be used only with heavier, ball-bearing style encoders. On this > encoder, a heavy knob would shorten the rotational life. > > Regarding adding a dimple: I’ve tried knobs this size with dimples and found > that they were hard to use. A matter of taste and fingertip size, I guess. > Meanwhile, the present knob can be “spun” to a certain degree by putting > light finger pressure on the rim. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > ----End quote------ > > Mike / KK5F > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
