[Elecraft] Tuning knob revisit (Gil WA5YKK)

[Don Wilhelm]

Gil,

The FT-900 knob is no longer available.  You can add an FT-900 (or ft100 
or FT847) tire to your stock K2 knob and add the Elecraft finger dimple 
too.  The stock K2 knob has adequate weight if the drag is adjusted 
properly, but the sharp edge is a problem for me - the rubber tire helps 
dramatically - I don't care for the finger dimple, but many folks seem 
to like them.

73,
Don W3FPR


Gil Gibbs wrote:
> To those who dare - I'm in the middle of a mess, attempting to rework 
> my whole QTH shack "upstairs in the big house", and in so doing, I 
> enjoy firing up the Icom 756 PRO I have alongside the K2 which is now 
> doing a better job of SWL than the Icom. The only real problem I run 
> into is that the Icom tuning knob has some "weight" to it, along with 
> a spinner dimple, which makes it easier to tune, and "faster" than the 
> K2. I'm wondering  if it makes any sense to attempt to find an FT-900 
> knob, or just figure out a way to add some weight to the k2 knob? And, 
> yes, I've already looked over the Yaesu website, no joy at this point.
>