[Elecraft] Interpreting Color Codes

[Vic Rosenthal]

K6TFZ at aol.com wrote:

> After having built a K2, KX1 and numerous other homebrew gear, I have  noted
> by my own observations and comments of others some confusion as to  exactly
> what colors are being observed on small parts, usually resistors and RF  
> chokes.

Many males, including myself, have a small degree of red-green color blindness. 
  This manifests itself by seeing a red resistor band as brown, for example. 
Poor lighting exacerbates this, and I have taken parts outdoors to sort them. 
One of my daughters used to serve as my designated color reader when she was 
only 2-1/2 years old!  It gave her a great feeling of importance to be able to 
do something critical better than her dad.

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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco