Re: [Elecraft] Tuning Knob for K1 (K2)
On Thu, 14 Apr 2005, John Young wrote: Rubber bands sound good to me - being that I am cheap. They also qualify you for the Low-Tech Award! You'll understand why I was thrilled one day when I went to the local supermarket and found a gazillion asparagus rubber bands at the salad bar. I got quite a few...as not only are they great for knobsbut by not having to buy the asparagus to get themI qualified for the Dumpster Diver Club. Some time I will tell of the joys of garbage eve. Sounds like somethings that could be put up on the QRP web page www.zerobeat.net/qrp/ 73,Thom-k3hrn www.zerobeat.net Home of QRP Web Ring, Drakelist home page, Free Classified Ads for amateur radio, QRP IRC channel Elecraft Owners Database www.tlchost.net/ Web Hosting as low as 3.49/month ___ 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] Tuning Knob for K1 (K2)
As a follow up to Jim's post (and that of quite a few other guys on this list), I was wondering if the guys at Elecraft might someday take the hint and realize that they have a 'great' rig with what a lot of their customers consider to be an 'adequate' tuning knob and offer an upgrade option. Elecraft has a justifiably great reputation for listening to its users and their customer service is top notch. So why the deaf ear here? Tom, WB2QDG K2 s/n 1103 (with a Yaesu knob) -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jim wrote: snip === Hello, Fellow Elecrafters: I changed out the main tuning knob on my K1 with a Yaesu FT-100 knob, and I thought I'd report on the project. I looked around for a weighted replacement knob 1-1/4 to 1-3/8 diameter, with the requisite finger dimple. My search led to the Yaesu FT-100 main tuning knob. When I called Vertex to order the knob, the clerk chuckled and right away knew what it was for. He said, For your K2? We've gotten about 1600 orders ... He then proceeded to point out the need for Elecraft to order these knobs in quantity to satisfy the demand. I was afraid the knob would be a bit too big for my K1 (if everybody else is ordering for a K2), but I ordered one anyway. As it turns out, the FT-100 knob is ideal for the K1. The thick rubber ring makes the overall knob diameter just a bit larger than the Elecraft knob, but not too large to obstruct the XIT button. The weight and knurled ring give a nice feel. BTW, the rubber ring will fit on the original Elecraft knob. One problem I encountered is that the hole diameter is just a little under 1/4. You have to drill it out to fit the K1 potentiometer shaft. It's brass (or a similar soft, brass-colored metal), and not a problem using a steel bit in a home drill press. All in all, a nice upgrade for the K1. 73, Jim K5HO snip = Does anyonw know if this knob is available in the UK, and if so where from? Martin M0KWV K1 #1534 - Why not take a look at our Web site? http://www.simoncarves.com * The information in this email and any attachments may contain privileged and/or confidential information intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this email is not the intended addressee, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the addressee, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me by telephone or email and delete all copies immediately. * ___ 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
FW: [Elecraft] Tuning Knob for K1 (K2)
Maybe they are left handed. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 PS: Lefties operate with their right hand on the radio, all four fingers on the radio TOP. The tuning knob is rotated by placing the thumb on its face. The knob as supplied is ideal for this purpose. I'm assuming all this Knob Flap is from hams using their fingers to tune whereas the correctg (tm) method is of course, the right thumb. snip So why the deaf ear here [knobs]? /snip ___ 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
RE: [Elecraft] Tuning Knob for K1 (K2)
Dan, Well, I am a lefty too, and I do tune with my fingers on the top of the rig, but I use my thumb on the front edge of the knob (the 'really' correct position - not the face) - and that IS why I have complained about the knob making my thumb sore. 73, Don W3FPR -Original Message- Maybe they are left handed. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 PS: Lefties operate with their right hand on the radio, all four fingers on the radio TOP. The tuning knob is rotated by placing the thumb on its face. The knob as supplied is ideal for this purpose. I'm assuming all this Knob Flap is from hams using their fingers to tune whereas the correctg (tm) method is of course, the right thumb. ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Tuning Knob for K1 (K2)
Interesting, I'm not a lefties, I'm a righties, but thats how I always do the tuning knob on my K2. Jerry - NR5A - South Dakota - Original Message - From: Dan Barker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 6:49 AM Subject: FW: [Elecraft] Tuning Knob for K1 (K2) Maybe they are left handed. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 PS: Lefties operate with their right hand on the radio, all four fingers on the radio TOP. The tuning knob is rotated by placing the thumb on its face. The knob as supplied is ideal for this purpose. I'm assuming all this Knob Flap is from hams using their fingers to tune whereas the correctg (tm) method is of course, the right thumb. snip So why the deaf ear here [knobs]? /snip ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Tuning Knob for K1 (K2)
Mike Markowski wrote: As an aside, Ten-Tec does just that with their Jupiter 538 rig. The 538 comes with so-so knobs, but TT offers an upgrade set for those who want to buy them. So there's a precedent...and rubber bands in the meantime. :-) Mike AB3AP Avondale, PA K2 #4834 Rubber bands sound good to me - being that I am cheap. A good source of some custom rubber bands is a bicycle intertube. Pick a size tube and just cut a section to meet your needs. I have used them to close HT battery packs that have been rebuilt. You can adjust the strength by changing the width of the section you cut. I can see cutting one about as wide as the knob is deep. Some time I will tell of the joys of garbage eve. John WA8KNE ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Tuning Knob for K1 (K2)
I use either hand to tune. I became ambitextrous through the intervention of a floor, a bale of hay, and the force of gravity. Broke my right wrist into a number of pieces which took an awful long time to heal. Thus I had to learn to do everything with my sinister side. Then a bit later in life I crunched (mooshed is what the doctor said after viewing the Xray photo) a few fingers on my right hand. The former accident stopped my CW career in its tracks early on and has left me mostly incapable of using a straight key. The second incident has given me some interestingly shaped fingers and a bit of numbness in them. But since paddles came along during the period between incident one and incident two I was able to start CW again. The up side to all this banging and crunching is I am mostly ambidextrous. I lost the ability to write with my left hand but some folks think I lost that ability with either hand so there was not much loss ;) I don't tune with the outside of the knob at all. I use either my left thumb or my right forefinger inside the raised outer edge of the knob. Thus the face of my tuning knob is highly polished. If they ever pry this rig out of my cold, dead fingers the recipient will have to replace the knob with an Elecraft's replacement. Hopefully the company will outlast us all. Kevin. KD5ONS On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 12:57:57 -0600, NR5A [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting, I'm not a lefties, I'm a righties, but thats how I always do the tuning knob on my K2. Jerry - NR5A - South Dakota - Original Message - From: Dan Barker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 6:49 AM Subject: FW: [Elecraft] Tuning Knob for K1 (K2) Maybe they are left handed. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 PS: Lefties operate with their right hand on the radio, all four fingers on the radio TOP. The tuning knob is rotated by placing the thumb on its face. The knob as supplied is ideal for this purpose. I'm assuming all this Knob Flap is from hams using their fingers to tune whereas the correctg (tm) method is of course, the right thumb. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.10 - Release Date: 4/14/2005 ___ 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
