[Elecraft] K3 Audio routing question

[Paul Christensen]

> The one thing I dislike about the K3 is the location of volume controls
> while in that mode. I would prefer a fast "balance" or fader that is easy
> to grab to instantly fade one channel out. I think this is really what you
> are asking for.

Tom,

You and others may want to consider this simple mod to the K3, that for me 
has made a big ergonomic difference in the operation of the K3's balance 
control during split operations.  The balance control is now on the longer 
inner concentric knob by keeping the AF and RF knobs together on the same 
control.

Keep in mind that this mod could be done through firmware and although I 
have not seen it as an optional menu feature, I may have overlooked it in 
past firmware updates.  So before anyone makes the hardware change, it would 
be a good idea to see if Lyle had previously added it in firmware:

http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/elecraft/2009-September/115677.html

Of course, a couple panel legends require new labels.  I used Brother 
P-Touch labels that blend nicely against the existing silk-screened legends. 
The link above references old URLs to photos of the modified PCB.  They are 
now at:

http://72.52.250.47/images/K3-AF-1.jpg

http://72.52.250.47/images/K3-AF-1.jpg

Paul, W9AC