I did the same thing with my K1. I had to ream the 6mm hole out to 0.25 in. Somewhat tricky. I used a drillpress with a Dremel tool bit. I like the result. I think the K1 knob is weighted also, but I like the larger diameter.
73 Rick Dettinger K7MW On Jan 21, 2009, at 4:17 PM, Neal wrote: > > Well, maybe smoother tuning is not the best description. > > I built my K1 with the 80kHz tuning range option. With time, I > found it was > a little "touchy". Not wishing to go to a narrower tuning range, I > sought > another answer. > > The solution was a weighted, K2 knob and two felt washers. Given the > limitations of the K1, it's about as good as it gets. > > BTW, it is not at all bad cosmetically. > > 73, Neal WA6OCP > K1 2639, K3 305 > -- > View this message in context: > http://n2.nabble.com/K1-smoother-tuning-tp2195423p2195423.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
