[Elecraft] Icom IC706MkII-G Knob

[Jessie Oberreuter]

     I'm quite fond of the knob on my 706m2, so I ordered one to see if it
would work.  The 702 knob is slightly larger than the stock k2 knob;  you
will likely need to slightly notch the display cover if you want the knob
to mount flush.  Internally, it has a D shaped socket that is not easily
modified to fit the K2's round shaft, so I also picked up the matching
encoder.  It is a passive encoder, and I haven't actually tested it in the
K2 yet to see if it'll drive the PIC directly or if I will need to put in
a pair of transistor buffers.  The knob and encoder are quite expensive,
but it would be a nice hack.


On Wed, 3 Sep 2003, Roy Vickers wrote:

> I've been curious about the knob on the Icom IC706Mkll-G, it looks about the
> same size as the K2 knob but I've only seen pictures of it. Anyone looked
> real close at one? Wonder if it would fit? I looked on the Icom site for a
> parts manual but couldn't find one, only found an Instructional Manual. What
> catches my eye is the fact that it has both a rubber ring and a turning
> dimple.
> Thanks,
> Roy Vickers (KF5YU)