[Elecraft] New products from Palm Radio

[EricJ]

I didn't say anything against Richard, nor did I intend to. It is up to 
his potential customers to decide the personal utility they will gain 
from them.

I only offered an obvious (turns out it was so obvious Palm had already 
done it) solution to mounting a magnetic paddle. Frankly, replacing an 
entire radio side cover with a steel replica would never have occured to 
me as a solution, butI'm not in the accessories business.

Eric
KE6US

On 12/12/2013 2:31 PM, Dave wrote:
> Like anything, you weigh up the benefits against the costs or your 
> ability
> to 'do' something else.
>
> Personally, as a left handed keyer, the Palm radio side unit isn't a 
> great
> help, neither is the thin strip of metal and tape idea, as I'd need 
> them on
> the side of the radio with all of the sockets... That and the fact that I
> already have fitted the 'Side KX' panels, so any alternative steel unit
> wouldn't be of use to me.
>
> Some people can and do, others prefer to let an organisation like Palm 
> Radio do
> something for them.
>
> I've bought antennas and poles from Richard at SOTA, they work well 
> and I've
> had a lot of use out of them.  He's providing other products and 
> services that might be of use to other people.  Just because some of 
> us don't want or need them doesn't mean that they wont be attractive 
> to other people with different wants or needs.
>
> Dave (G0DJA)
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 6:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] New products from Palm Radio
>
>
>> Either way, it would be an easy matter to neatly cut a strip of thin 
>> steel
>> to match the Palm Paddle and stick it in place where ever you want with
>> double sticky cellophane tape. When you no longer want it, soak it off
>> with Goo Gone or similar.
>>
>> Hobby stores carry K&S Metal products including small sheets of 
>> 0.008" or
>> 0.013" tinned carbon steel. Easy to paint it to match too.
>>
>> That would work with any radio without needing a whole new sideplate.
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