[Elecraft] Why Black

[hawley, charles j jr]

Black is easier to touch up if necessary. And it looks uniform with other brands of items which are also black.

Chuck KE9UW
c-hawley at illinois.edu

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> On Aug 31, 2018, at 8:51 AM, Curt Nixon <radio.ku8l at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I think it was a trend started in the Consumer Electronics market. Audio stuff was never black.  Except the black glass McIntosh equip.  Others began emulating the high end of the market to instill a "touch of class".  Sony, Yamaha, Denton, etc all followed suit. Most were always bright face prior.
> 
> Curt
> KU8L
> 
>> On 08/31/18 9:44 AM, Bill Frantz wrote:
>>> On 8/30/18 at 5:31 AM, glcazzola at alice.it (IK4EWX) wrote:
>>> 
>>> ... Here the problem is the black face of KPOD.
>> 
>> I have had problems reading the labels on my K3 in dark rooms and tents. I wonder why most radio available today are black. In the old days, the Collins and Heathkit radios weren't black. It would seem that black letters on a light background would be more visible under low light conditions. It would also liven up the shack.
>> 
>> 73 Bill AE6JV
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