[Elecraft] knob
Jean-François Ménard
jfmenard at mac.com
Tue Jul 12 09:42:15 EDT 2005
Maybe for some people, FT-900 is better, but it is now an obselete part and
no more available from Yaesu... :-(
That's what Yaesu USA told me yesterday...
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De : elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] De la part de G3VVT at aol.com
Envoyé : 12 juillet 2005 09:32
À : nr5a at rap.midco.net; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Objet : Re: [Elecraft] knob
In a message dated 12/07/05 00:56:02 GMT Daylight Time, nr5a at rap.midco.net
writes:
I must be missing something. Whats wrong with the knob that comes on the
K2?
Why change it? Guess I just don't get it.
Jerry - NR5A - South Dakota
Reply: -------------------------------------------------------
For limited casual use not a thing as the knob is well balanced as regards
weight/size and fits the available front panel space perfectly, however if
you
have to move frequency a lot searching for stations the hard edges of the
knob become a somewhat wearing to the fingers.
Had exactly the same problem with an earlier JRC JST-135 HF transceiver and
that was solved by installing a knob from the later JRC NRD-535 RX. The only
difference between the two was the NRD-535 had a rubber ring (tire) on the
outer edge. What a difference this makes when searching for stations!
With this in mind it would perhaps be a good idea for Elecraft to consider
the provision of a suitable rubber ring to fit externally on the
circumference
of their stock VFO knob as outside the USA not all users will have the
access to the reported solutions to the problem. My attempts to find a
suitable
rubber band of the type reported to come with asparagus supplied in the USA
(asparagus tips?) have got nowhere. Have got a crony of mine visiting the
USA at
present switched on to finding sources.
Of the two Yaesu solutions with the FT100D and the FT900 rubber tires which
is the best? The prices quoted for supplies of these in the USA will have
absolutely no bearing on the final UK cost.
Bob, G3VVT
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