[Elecraft] KX3: Paddles

[Wayne Burdick]

They are detachable.

They could be designed to flip left or right, but it would be very  
difficult to make one that has three detented positions. It's  
complicated by the angle of the unit when the tilt feet are deployed.

Wayne

On May 23, 2011, at 10:16 PM, Igor Kosvin wrote:

> I assume this is not out of realm of possibility to design paddles  
> that can
> rotate and click in three positions: 45 degrees to the right, 90  
> degrees and
> 45 degrees to the left. There is still about one left handed for  
> every 10
> right handed on this planet!
> It also make sense to make them de-touchable to reduce risk of  
> breaking when
> the unit is transported.
> 73,
> Igor, N1YX
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David Cutter
> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 12:31 AM
> To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net; Ralph Parker
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3: Paddles
>
> I agree.  I prefer my arm to lie at 90 to the table and my wrist and  
> fingers
>
> to follow in a straight line for minimum stress, maximum comfort to  
> the
> paddle.  Rotating the rig 15 would help a lot. But I have another  
> problem
> which is that I often operate the tune with my left hand while my  
> right
> stays put on the paddle, so, with this arrangement, my left hand has  
> to be
> held up and across me, which I think I would find uncomfortable quite
> quickly.  I don't think it's a deal breaker and the panadaptor idea  
> on a
> netbook is definitely a deal maker.
>
> David
> G3UNA
>
>
>> One of the things that impressed me a lot about the KX1 was the 45  
>> degree
>> mounting of the paddles - VERY practical!
>> I see the KX3 pictured with 90 degree paddles, equally hard to use  
>> on a
>> table regardless of your 'handedness'.
>> But then, it IS only a prototype, isn't it?
>>
>> Ralph, VE7XF
>>
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