[Elecraft] Palm Mini Paddle quick mount?

Sun Oct 13 12:16:00 2002

I really like the Palm Paddle, I use it in the mobile, although next time I
take my K1 traveling it will certainly replace the Whiterook I tend to use
for that purpose.  But the aluminum case on the K1 doesn't hold magnets very
well!

What I did in my car was to glue a pair of magnets to the underside of the
ash tray lid (watching polarity to match the Palm magnetic mount).  This
makes for a nice firm mounting.

http://chartermi.net/~wb8rcr/images/08407_15.JPG

You might try this on the K1.  This has the added advantage that the magnets
on the inside are going to swamp any effect the magnets on the outside might
have on the VFO so you can adjust accordingly and not have things change in
the field.

72/73 de WB8RCR    http://www.qsl.net/wb8rcr
didileydadidah     QRP-L #1446 Code Warriors #35

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael G0POT" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 9:39 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Palm Mini Paddle quick mount?

> Guess I should start by saying that K1 #1366 is now alive over here in
> G-Land. Popped together far quicker than I thought...so quick that I don't
> have a key to use with it!
> I'm thinking of getting a Mini Paddle from Palm Radio (www.palm-radio.de)
> but I'm not sure about mounting it with their 'Quick Mount'.
> I want to fix it to the case (I don't have the tilt stand) but am not keen
> on drilling holes just yet. Has anyone tried one of these keys with the
> magnetic version of their 'Quick Mount'?
> How firm was it?
> Do the magnets have an effect on the VFO?
> Any thoughts?
>
> 73/72 everyone and TIA for any help and advice,
> Michael  G0POT  Newbury
>
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