[Elecraft] Why Black

[Phil Hystad]

I started the trend of black :-).

Back in the early 1960s, my home-brew dual-811 linear and its power supply both had black wrinkle 19 inch rack cabinet front panels.  Also, I built a SSB exciter that also had black wrinkle 19 inch rack front panel.  I even had the black wrinkle rack cabinet to go with these rigs.  A big black tower of equipment -- well 48 inches high.

73, phil, K7PEH

> On Aug 31, 2018, at 9:38 AM, hawley, charles j jr <c-hawley at illinois.edu> wrote:
> 
> 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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