[Elecraft] P3: QSY knob mod

[Steve Ellington]

Found those caps here:
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.dxengineering.com/Images/TN/78_12_Cap.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.dxengineering.com/Parts.asp%3FID%3D1159%26PLID%3D205%26SecID%3D109%26DeptID%3D32%26PartNo%3DDXE-VC-0612&usg=__1zvxrmvcGg7cK5-1IgdnQY4tlB4=&h=62&w=100&sz=3&hl=en&start=1&zoom=0&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=kJDNpapL93gBBM:&tbnh=51&tbnw=82&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dso-239%2Bvinyl%2Bcap%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox%26tbs%3Disch:1


Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Cunnings" <bob.cunnings at gmail.com>
To: "Elecraft Reflector" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 9:51 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] P3: QSY knob mod


>I use the P3 with a fairly wide span to spot and pounce on signals in
> the CW bands. The P3 is near the edge of the table and I find myself
> most comfortable when placing the heel of my hand on the table edge
> and twirling the QSY knob with the index and middle fingers to move
> the cursor around the band. This was hard to do with the stock knob,
> it seemed a bit small and I needed a little more friction also. While
> rummaging around in a drawer I found a couple of those dipped vinyl
> protective caps used made to fit SO-239 connectors was inspired. One
> of these fits snugly over the P3 QSY knob. It fattens the knob
> considerably and offers a lot more friction. I can twirl away
> effortlessly now, and tapping is easy too. Here's a photo link:
>
> http://www.whitemesa.com/nw8l/images/p3-knob.jpg
>
> Bob NW8L
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