Petzl makes red headlamps, I use them at starparties. Try REI. 73 Eric WD6DBM
On Fri, Oct 16, 2020, 6:02 AM Rich NE1EE <73.de.ne...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 2020-10-16 21:47:+1000, you wrote: > >OK, I operate portable and often at night and lighting has to be managed > to > >reduce critters of the night dive bombing me when operating. > > > >Regards, > >Gary > >VK1ZZ > >K3NHL > > I use 2 red LED lamps. One is a fairly bright flashlight that uses 4X AAA. > The other is a small flat lamp with a pushbutton-slide switch. It hangs on > a locking ring, like you'd put keys on. It is push to light, slide to stay > on. > > You can find them for sale for folks who star gaze. Been happy with them > for years. When it is dark, even the little one seems pretty bright, and > they don't seem to attract bugs. Double plus...I get to keep my night > vision, and few bugs. I wish that the LED panels on the KX were dimmable in > steps. It's way too bright. I looked into what it would take to mod the > circuit, and it was not as simple as I'd like. Doable. Unfortunately, it > seems, the original design didn't anticipate that folks would want to dim > it. > > The face, keys labels, and display are all clearly visible in red light. I > have not see a headlamp with red LEDs, but I'll bet it exists. You'd want > it to be fairly dim, in my experience. My little CR2032-powered keychain > red lamp is plenty at night once I have my night vision. I carry the big > boy JIC I need it. > --- > I just did a quick search for headlamps, and didn't see any that I'd jump > for. I am seriously thinking of putting a small patch of velcro on the > keychain red LED, and then I can mount it wherever. Right now I keep it > hanging from a button hole so that it is always handy in the field. I'm > thinking that sticking some velcro on a ball cap bill would work fine. > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 norrislawfi...@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
