Re: [Elecraft] Wow! Nice Knobs :-)

2010-04-23 Thread Doug Turnbull
00:50 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Wow! Nice Knobs :-) Hi, I am not sure if I understand what all the excitement is about. From what I can see from the pictures, the Elecraft knob does not have a swiveling finger dimple. I am still of the opinion that the tuning knobs

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2010-04-23 Thread Philippe Trottet
Really nice looking but what would be the effects of the extra weight on the axis after extended use ? 73's Philippe A65BI Tom W8JI w...@w8ji.com 23-04-2010 2:17 Maybe I'm missing something??? Doesn't just sliding the K3 knob on so it just kisses the felt washers do the same thing? The K3

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2010-04-23 Thread David Pratt
Perhaps the extra weight to which the shaft encoders that are subject to by the heavier knobs would invalidate Elecraft's warranty. In a recent message, Philippe Trottet trot...@unhcr.org wrote ... Really nice looking but what would be the effects of the extra weight on the axis after extended

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2010-04-23 Thread Jim Miller KG0KP
and would actually prefer it completely smooth. EVERYBODY has an opinion, mine is right (for ME). hi 73, de Jim KG0KP - Original Message - From: Tom W8JI w...@w8ji.com To: 'Elecraft Reflector' elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Wow! Nice

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2010-04-23 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
END of Thread 73, Eric WA6HHQ Elecraft List Moderator __ 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:

Re: [Elecraft] Wow! Nice Knobs :-)

2010-04-22 Thread Lee Buller
? Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing revealed truth in my mind. - J. Wolf From: Bill Miner w...@yahoo.com To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wed, April 21, 2010 6:02:06 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Wow! Nice Knobs :-) Check out this website

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2010-04-22 Thread Sam Morgan
Lee Buller wrote: This is way cool. I would not get one oneread cheap here. But, I just love cottage industries. Filling a need or a desire. I think the Finger Dimple Guy is great too.Way cool. Cottage Industries are way cool. Lee - K0WA Ham Radio Operators: Kansas

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2010-04-22 Thread Guy Olinger K2AV
$94 ?! I have always loved my K2 in spite of the knob. By the time a friend of mine told me about those neat little Yaesu knobs that would fit the K2, that small stock had sold out never to be replenished. I think I maybe missed it by a day or something. Ever since I have been looking for a

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2010-04-22 Thread Phil LaMarche
...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Guy Olinger K2AV Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 2:25 PM To: Sam Morgan Cc: Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Wow! Nice Knobs :-) $94 ?! I have always loved my K2 in spite of the knob. By the time a friend of mine told me about those neat little Yaesu knobs

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2010-04-22 Thread Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO
...@verizon.net Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 12:34 PM To: 'Guy Olinger K2AV' olin...@bellsouth.net; 'Sam Morgan' k5oai@gmail.com Cc: 'Elecraft Reflector' elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Wow! Nice Knobs :-) W9DVM ordered his black K3 knob this morning. Philip LaMarche LaMarche

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2010-04-22 Thread Phil LaMarche
[mailto:w5...@cybermesa.net] Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 4:00 PM To: Phil LaMarche; 'Guy Olinger K2AV'; 'Sam Morgan' Cc: 'Elecraft Reflector' Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Wow! Nice Knobs :-) K3 knob??? All I can see on the website is K3 BLACK/BRONZE COMING SOON!! You mean they actually have them

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2010-04-22 Thread Tom W8JI
Maybe I'm missing something??? Doesn't just sliding the K3 knob on so it just kisses the felt washers do the same thing? The K3 knob seems plenty heavy to me. I was thinking though, if extra weight was needed, I would take it to a local crankshaft shop and have a few slugs of mallory metal

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2010-04-22 Thread lstavenhagen
Wow is right, and on the key especially I want one of those 73, LS W5QD -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Wow-Nice-Knobs-tp4939953p4947477.html Sent from the [K3] mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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2010-04-22 Thread Don Rasmussen
://www.zerobeat.net/wb8yqj/K3_4d.jpg Elecraft] Wow! Nice Knobs :-) Tom W8JI w8ji at w8ji.com Thu Apr 22 18:17:51 EDT 2010 Maybe I'm missing something??? Doesn't just sliding the K3 knob on so it just kisses the felt washers do the same thing? The K3 knob seems plenty heavy to me. I was thinking

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2010-04-22 Thread Tony Morgan
$105.00 Let the whining begin : ) 73, Tony W7GO __ 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:

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2010-04-22 Thread Bill K9YEQ
: [Elecraft] Wow! Nice Knobs :-) W9DVM ordered his black K3 knob this morning. Philip LaMarche LaMarche Enterprises, Inc 727-944-3226 727-937-8834 Fax 727-510-5038 Cell www.w9dvm.com K3 #1605 CCA 98-00827 CRA 1701 W9DVM -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun

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2010-04-22 Thread ab2tc
Hi, I am not sure if I understand what all the excitement is about. From what I can see from the pictures, the Elecraft knob does not have a swiveling finger dimple. I am still of the opinion that the tuning knobs on the Yaecomwood radios are superior just for this reason (I only have personal

[Elecraft] Wow! Nice Knobs :-)

2010-04-22 Thread Don Rasmussen
://www.zerobeat.net/wb8yqj/K3_4d.jpg http://www.fingerdimple.com/ [Elecraft] Wow! Nice Knobs :-) Don Rasmussen wb8yqj at yahoo.com Thu Apr 22 19:01:52 EDT 2010 Previous message: [Elecraft] Thanks, Elecraft, for the KX-1 Next message: [Elecraft] Wow! Nice Knobs :-) Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread

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2010-04-21 Thread Bill Miner
Check out this website if you are interested in some nice wighted CNC machined knobs for Elecraft K2 and K3s.  They are a bit pricey but very high quality.   www.73cnc.com   Standard disclaimer:  I have nothing to do with this company I'm just a satisfied customer.   73,   Bill - K6WLM

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2010-04-21 Thread Sam Morgan
sorry, Bill the next time I get $94.00 to spend on radio, it won't be going for a knob, I'd add another $5.00 and buy a KTCXO3-1 TCXO, or a 5 pole filter 200hz or 500hz filter g gotta be a gd knob, hi hi. Bill Miner wrote: Check out this website if you are interested in some nice

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2010-04-21 Thread Tony Morgan
I agree Bill. Got one for my K2 and am very happy with it. Very high quality and tunes very nicely. The little straight key is a treat to use also. 73, Tony W7GO Bill Miner wrote: Check out this website if you are interested in some nice wighted CNC machined knobs for Elecraft K2 and K3s.