[Elecraft] Slippery Feet Solution

[Dennis Payton]

My K2 has always been slipperier in the front than I've liked, if the bail 
wasn't extended, and now that I recently began using mine as my main station 
rig, I decided to do something about it. I didn't want to stick that 
poster-mounting stuff or one of those pads that keep stuff from slipping 
under the feet, so I took a couple rubber stick-on feet like you see in 
hardware stores and Radio Shack (should be at least 3/16" high), and with a 
hobby knife, cut them in 1/4" squares. Then I just pushed one into each side 
of the bail above the mounting screw heads, and although they just barely 
stick out, they work very well. In fact, since the feet in the rear have 
more surface area, it became slipperier than the front, so I cut a couple 
more and pushed them into the back feet above the screw heads. Since they're 
a snug fit and just a tiny bit sticks out, I expect them to hold up well, 
but if they don't, a little bit of silicone in the hole first will probably 
make them more permanent. Now I have to break myself from hanging on to the 
rig every time I push the phone plug in & pull it out!

Denny Payton    N9JXY