...@alaska.net wrote:
From: Jim Wileyjwi...@alaska.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Reduced-height bail
To: n...@contesting.com
Cc: Elecraft Listelecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Monday, July 5, 2010, 12:13 AM
Pete -
Yes, Elecraft does offer a 1.5 high tilt-bail (they call
it a
tilt-stand). Part
I totally agree. I don't think we have gotten a definitive answer as to
whether the K2 bail will fit on the K3. I was under the impression that it
does not. To another poster, no, I haven't gotten my habit from Yaesu
radios, but rather the ICOM-718 with which I started my second career as a
ham.
The K3 bail is 6 3/8 inches between the mounting feet (not the centers),
and the K2 bail is not quite 5 inches.
So they are not interchangeable - the length is different.
Now, if one wanted to drill new holes in the K3 bottom cover, I guess
the K2 bail could be made to fit - but I would not want
The 2 height of the K3's tilt stand is a compromise: lower than the
K2, higher than some other rigs. We arrived at this height after a lot
of experimentation, and would rather not change it. All of our tilt
stands are custom-designed, so we incur significant tooling costs.
The K2 tilt
I like it the way it is, sorta. I like the KISS approach. I put 1/4 coaster
pads on the front feet only and got the optimum position for me. Thanks Wayne.
Mel
--- On Tue, 7/6/10, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote:
From: Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Reduced
Recently I read something on this list about a reduced-height bail for
the K2.
I think my K3 would be a bit easier to use if the height of the bail
were reduced about in half, but so far as I can tell Elecraft doesn't
offer sch an option. Is there an after-market supplier?
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73, Pete N4ZR
Pete -
Yes, Elecraft does offer a 1.5 high tilt-bail (they call it a
tilt-stand). Part number ETS15. I purchased one of these for use with
my K2, and another for the KPA100 / KAT100 combination that I built
into a EC2 cabinet. The regular 3 tilt-stand that comes standard with
the K2
On 7/5/2010 6:13 AM, Jim Wiley wrote:
Yes, Elecraft does offer a 1.5 high tilt-bail (they call it a
tilt-stand). Part number ETS15. I purchased one of these for use with
my K2, and another for the KPA100 / KAT100 combination that I built
into a EC2 cabinet. The regular 3 tilt-stand that
Thanks! The current one only elevates the frot bottom edge of my K3 2
1/4, so I'm not sure a 1 1/2 tilt stand located an inch behind the
front panel would be enough different to matter. Maybe I'll just fold
it down and put something under the front edge.
73, Pete N4ZR
The World Contest
That's what I had to do Pete. The bail is far too tall for me also.
After trying to whittle wood and bend metal, I finally cut some dense closed
cell foam on my band saw and made a nice little riser for the front.
73 Tom
Thanks! The current one only elevates the frot bottom edge of my K3 2
Actually that sounds reasonable. The item may not cost a whole lot
to manufacture, but by the time you add in the overhead cost of
having it on hand, paying someone to take the order, go get it from
stock, package and label it, and then give it to the shipper you end
up with having to price
The typical cost to take a parts order and ship a part at Ameritron, back in
the 1980's, was about $20. That does not include the shipping fees, just the
overhead to take an order, pick the part, pack the part, and do the shipping
labels, handle the invoice or paperwork.
Shipping small low
I am pretty sure that I have been told by someone at Elecraft that the K2
tilt bail does not fit the K3. My own solution is to fold the bail down and
use a piece of 1x2 wood instead. The real long dimension of a 1x2 of course
is 1 1/2 which seems the ideal height for me. Works for me, but if
You guys must be too used to Yaesu radios , that I think are too low
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--- On Mon, 7/5/10, Jim Wiley jwi...@alaska.net wrote:
From: Jim Wiley jwi...@alaska.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Reduced-height bail
To: n...@contesting.com
Cc: Elecraft List elecraft
Interested to read comments on the bail height..
it has been removed here, along with the plastic holders.
Replaced with taller screw-in rubber feet, these push the
front panel upwards. The rear feet have also been changed
to smaller flat rubber units, the chassis sits very firmly on most
Yeah,
Don't start asking questions related to ELECRAFT so often.
This list was starting to run just the way* I* want it to now [?]
73,
Tony W7GO
On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 3:57 PM, N1JM johnn...@gmail.com wrote:
You guys must be too used to Yaesu radios , that I think are too low
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Speaking of bail height, here's a suggestion for use of the generous
space beneath the K2 transceiver. My N3ZN ZN-9B paddles nestle
perfectly into the space.created by the standard bail. Very nice!
73,
Chuck NI0C
K2-10 s/n 5853; K3 s/n 1061
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