[Elecraft] K3: 7.2 pound tuning knob

[Brett Howard]

There is no way that that knob could be 7.2 pounds.  My wife (who I
mentioned this to and has too much time on her hands).  Calculated that
if the thing was 2.5" in diameter and 1" thick solid tungsten billet it
would only weigh about 3.5 pounds.  How big is this knob and what is it
made of?

~Brett


On Sat, 2008-04-05 at 08:26 -0400, DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote:
> Bill, W4ZV said
> 
> >BTW I had to laugh out loud when I saw a new IC-7700 owner tout its
> 7.2 pound tuning knob!  Gosh "he could've had a K3" for only 1 more
> pound!
> 
> 
> Yup, it's true.  On a weekly basis, I still get to appreciate the size
> and weight (or lack of) of the K3.  I am (lately) moving lots of stuff
> on the desk around, opening up the K3, etc and there is NOTHING like
> being about to lift the entire rig up off the desk with ONE HAND while
> the other hand is free to do "other stuff."  A very long way from
> thinking that I should have help when simply "moving" a brand X rig
> off the desk.
> 
> And excerpted from a private email from Wayne to me on May 5, 2007, in
> describing the vision....
> 
> "Affordable -- portable -- high performance."
> 
> Portable?  VP6 showed that.
> High Performance?  ARRL and Sherwood, plus lots of happy users show that
> Affordable - YMMV, but on a "bang for the buck" scale, "without a
> doubt" and beyond reproach.  Again, taking Bills' example of the
> IC7700...well, all I can say is "give me a break."  How many K3's can
> you get for one 7700?  :-)
> 
> We should all celebrate in what Elecraft has accomplished...beyond
> just the radio itself, but in setting (through achievement) new
> benchmarks.
> 
> de Doug KR2Q
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