[Elecraft] I >>like<< the K2 knob

Thu Feb 7 23:20:11 2002

Garth,
I find myself reaching for the Rate key to "glide" up and down the band. 
Perhaps the real improvement is "velocity sensing" firmware:  turn the 
knob fast, and the frequency step rate increases alowing a quick QSY 
across the band, turn the knob slow and fine tune that elusive CW signal.

Wayne.... is this doable?

BTW, when might the K2 software become "flash upgradable"?

Steve
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"Garth Hitchens" <[email protected]>
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        Subject:        [Elecraft] I >>like<< the K2 knob

Ok, I know I'm in the miniority here, but I've read so many messages 
bashing
the K2's knob, I had to chime in.   I really LIKE the K2 knob.

I got used to tuning my Kenwood 850 without the "dimple" - my finger would
simply graze and slide on the face of the knob, without ever hitting the
edge.   AFter a while, I kind of "liked" this way of tuning, and was able 
to
pretty accurately "spin" the vfo by using a little pressure on the front 
of
the knob.   When I tried to tune a kenwood 570, it felt wrong, because 
that
technique doesn't work when a dimple exists.   I prefer the flat knob 
face.

The K2 works the same way for me. Sometimes I'll let my hand rest on the 
top
of the K2 and use my thumb on the knob face.  Sometimes I'll let my hand 
sit
on the desk and use my index finger on the knob face.  Either works fine.
Never been bothered by the sharp edge, because I don't ever touch the 
ribbed
side or the edge of the knob, just the face.

I do have a major beef with the K2's tuning though - too much turning 
needed
to move the VFO.   I'd like to see a single turn cover a lot more area 
(more
like the K1) without having to give up resolution (still 10hz steps).   I
love using the K1 because the VFO feels so quick and agile compared to the
K2.   This isn't something a new knob can fix, though.   If someone has 
come
up with a mod for this I'd love to try it - I assume it would involve
replacing the encoder and maybe software changes.

Garth KG7GA

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