Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-06 Thread Fred Jensen
Are you sure you want to take your Elecraft radio to 88NV?  I'd put it in a Ziploc bag ... maybe double bag it. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County PS: Be sure and spend some money as you pass thru Reno/Sparks! [:-) On 9/5/2019 10:07 PM, Jim Shepherd wrote: I'll vote for a

Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-05 Thread Jim Shepherd
I'll vote for a tie dyed color scheme in the lighter colors... It will be quite useful at BurningMan... 73 Jim W6US __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm

Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-05 Thread Phil Kane
On 9/4/2019 8:11 PM, Charlie T wrote: > Only the official "CD" portable/mobile and base station Gonsets were yellow > and had the traditional R/W/B Civil Defense triangle logo on them. Those were the ones that I remember because I was the (solo) operator at the Los Angeles Civil Defense

Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-05 Thread Charlie T
and the third generation was white, with blue/gray knobs, very nice looking too. 73, Charlie k3ICH -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Phil Kane Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2019 5:40 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Cop

Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-04 Thread Walter Underwood
Gigaparts sold repainted IC-7200 rigs in camo and pink. https://www.gigaparts.com/multicam-camouflage-painted-ic-7200.html https://www.gigaparts.com/icom-ic-7200-in-digital-camouflage.html https://www.gigaparts.com/icom-ic-7200-with-pink-paint-job.html ICOM also took custom-painted versions to

Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-04 Thread Phil Kane
On 9/4/2019 6:41 AM, Bob N3MNT wrote: > The specific patterns in Camo fabric are copyrighted but not the technique. One of our friends has three kids who are US Naval officers. She made a significant comment on the dark grey and black cammo pattern that the Navy uses - it makes it very easy

Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-04 Thread ktalbott
: Mike Flowers Sent: Wednesday, September 4, 2019 11:03 AM To: 'turnbull' ; l...@lnainc.com; ktalb...@gamewood.net; 'Wayne Burdick' Cc: 'Elecraft Reflector' Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way) I grabbed an image of a KX3 drawing and used the 'paint bucket' tool in Paint

Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-04 Thread David Gilbert
That's a pretty bad assertion. A white (or very light) object will simply absorb much less heat ... all.day.long.   And it will still be able to reradiate heat.  Just not as effectively, but it wouldn't need to. A dark object wouldn't be able to radiate its considerably greater absorbed

Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-04 Thread K8TE
Same here Bill. For portable work with my K3, I use a small USB LED light powered from my laptop. It illuminates both the keyboard and K3 front panel. The dark black color scheme works well inside, but absorbs the huge sunlight we have here in NM. Perhaps a covering that "sticks" to the cases

Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-04 Thread Mike Flowers
; 04/09/2019 14:36 (GMT+00:00) To: ktalb...@gamewood.net, 'Wayne Burdick' > Cc: 'Elecraft Reflector' > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way) "Flat Dark > Earth" > is all the rage for hand guns these days.Lyn, W0LEN-Original Message-

Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-04 Thread turnbull
: 'Elecraft Reflector' Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2?   (Was: Copy cat - no way) "Flat Dark Earth" is all the rage for hand guns these days.Lyn, W0LEN-Original Message-From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of ktalbott@gamewo

Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-04 Thread Bob N3MNT
The specific patterns in Camo fabric are copyrighted but not the technique. As long as you don't use the specific pattern you should be OK. That is tough to do with fabric but relatively easy to do with silk screen. -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/

Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-04 Thread Lyn Norstad
'Elecraft Reflector' Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way) Desert tan with high contrast black labels Ken ke4rg -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2019 9:26 PM To: Mike Morrow Cc: Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-04 Thread Raymond Sills via Elecraft
Sent: Tue, Sep 3, 2019 9:27 pm Subject: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way) > Mike Morrow wrote: > > ... [a] characteristic that is adverse to outdoor operation is its very dark > color scheme.  That makes it an effective heat sink for solar > radiation...never a go

Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-04 Thread David Wilcox via Elecraft
Remember guys, that is why Doug painted the PFR3 the bright yellow. many years ago... so it could be seen in the grass or in the field. David J. Wilcox K8WPE’s iPad > On Sep 4, 2019, at 6:40 AM, Carter Craigie wrote: > > I think that a brighter color scheme would make for easier

Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-04 Thread Carter Craigie
I think that a brighter color scheme would make for easier visibility when trying to find everything whilst on a hiking/hamming outing. In the twilight especially. I want to make sure I have EVERYTHING as I’m repacking my backpack! 73, Carter, N3AO Blacksburg, VA On Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 9:41 PM

Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-03 Thread ktalbott
Desert tan with high contrast black labels Ken ke4rg -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2019 9:26 PM To: Mike Morrow Cc: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way) > M

Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-03 Thread Fred Jensen
Hmmm ... There have been many cammo patterns over the years.  Our CJU's in SE Asia [long ago] were black and several shades of gray in what I think was called "Woodland something" pattern.  It also came in more woodland-ish colors [greens et al].  There was a period not too long ago when they

Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-03 Thread Bill Frantz
I would like a light color where the dark printed labels have high contrast so they can be read in low light. I have the problem with my shack K3. I often try to operate it without turning on the lights, and always have a problem reading the labels. At least now I know where most of the are by

Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-03 Thread Ken G Kopp
As "fallout" from Rose's case and cover efforts we find that cammo fabric is copyrighted. This from her main fabric supplier. Don't know if this applies to paint finish or not. FWIW 73 Ken On Tue, Sep 3, 2019, 19:27 Wayne Burdick wrote: > > > Mike Morrow wrote: > > > > ... [a]

Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-03 Thread Scott McDonald via Elecraft
How about an urban HOA tan stucco AX1 for us cliff dwellers as well? Scott Ka9p/0 Sent from my iPad > On Sep 3, 2019, at 7:32 PM, HB via Elecraft wrote: > > Desert tan!! > >> On Sep 3, 2019, at 9:26 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: >> >> >>> Mike Morrow wrote: >>> >>> ... [a] characteristic

Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-03 Thread Kent Olsen
Im afraid I would lose my radio in the grass! Thanks 73 Kent N6WT On Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 6:36 PM David Gilbert wrote: > > A bit counter intuitive, but for stealth purposes coral pink might be a > good choice. No way anyone ever would guess it was a radio. > > I'm here all week ... > > Dave

Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-03 Thread Wayne Burdick
> David Gilbert wrote: > > A bit counter intuitive, but for stealth purposes coral pink might be a good > choice. No way anyone ever would guess it was a radio. > > I'm here all week ... Meaning we can expect additional edgy aesthetic proposals? > > Dave AB7E > > > > On 9/3/2019

Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-03 Thread David Gilbert
A bit counter intuitive, but for stealth purposes coral pink might be a good choice.  No way anyone ever would guess it was a radio. I'm here all week ... Dave   AB7E On 9/3/2019 6:26 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: Mike -- do you think there's a market for a lighter KX2 color scheme? Maybe a

Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-03 Thread HB via Elecraft
Desert tan!! > On Sep 3, 2019, at 9:26 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > > >> Mike Morrow wrote: >> >> ... [a] characteristic that is adverse to outdoor operation is its very dark >> color scheme. That makes it an effective heat sink for solar >> radiation...never a good thing unless operating

[Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)

2019-09-03 Thread Wayne Burdick
> Mike Morrow wrote: > > ... [a] characteristic that is adverse to outdoor operation is its very dark > color scheme. That makes it an effective heat sink for solar > radiation...never a good thing unless operating in polar regions. :-) > Unfortunately Icom is **not alone** with the