[Elecraft] The K line. Is it the wrong way round?

[Luis V. Romero]

I must be a closet Aussie... My K line is also reversed with the K3 on the 
left and the KPA500 on the right.  That is comfortable for me, as in my SO2R 
set up, the main radio is actually the K3, radio #2. Always tuned with my 
right hand.  Habit from the days of HW16's with the RX knob on the right and 
the HG10 on the left.

Lu - W4LT
K3/KRX3/P3/KPA500/K1
Tampa, FL.



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Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:06:41 -0600
From: "Cady, Fred" <fcady at ece.montana.edu>
To: 'Roger Crofts' <roger at monitorsensors.com>, elecraft reflector
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] The K line. Is it the wrong way round?
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Its OK Roger. You drive on the other side too! :-)
Cheers,
Fred KE7X

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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Roger Crofts
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 4:54 PM
To: elecraft reflector
Subject: [Elecraft] The K line. Is it the wrong way round?

I recently added the KPA500 to my K3 and P3.
I put the KPA500 on the right of the P3 with the K3 on the left, just as is 
shown in all the K line adverts.
This is the way it is intended. The rubber feet of the K3 and KPA500 touch 
the P3 and their carrying handles are on the outside. Also you will note 
that the mic and headphone jacks are on the extreme left where their cables 
will not get in the way of log books etc.
This is all fine and dandy until I had to set the station up as a field 
portable. The position was cramped and the chair fixed. I had the P3 
directly in front, but I had to reach to the left for all the important 
controls. I had the bright idea of switching the positions of the KPA500 and 
the K3. It was much better. My right hand fell naturally upon the tuning 
controls. When I got home I decided to keep the K line in the reverse order. 
I use the rear sockets for mic and phones, so there is no worry about leads 
crossing the operating desk. The handles of the KPA500 and K3 are now 
against the P3 case, but this makes little difference - See the photo of my 
station on QRZ.com.
Hey, maybe Wayne and Eric are left-handers!

73 Roger, VK4YB
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