If **only** we could get the candid and informed evaluation of someone who was *really* familiar with the KX2!! :-)
Mike / KK5F K1 #175 (11/2000) KX2 #2211 (11/2017) -----Original Message----- >From: Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> >Sent: Jan 7, 2019 7:48 PM >To: Mike Morrow <[email protected]> >Cc: Elecraft <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] New tuning knob for the KX2 > >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]
