[Elecraft] New tuning knob for the KX2

[Bill Frantz]

Knut -

With all due respect, I strongly disagree. With an analog knob, 
the smallest movement of the knob results in a change of 
frequency. My K-Pod moves several degrees before the frequency 
changes. The main knob on the K3 moves less, probably half the 
number of degrees, but with both knobs it is very hard to know 
you have made exactly one step in frequency. When I'm tuning 
weak RTTY, I have my eyes glued to the decode window, not the 
frequency readout. (I use the K-Pod because I can place it next 
to the mouse where it is easy to reach.)

73 & GL - Bill AE6JV

On 1/8/19 at 4:51 PM, ab2tc at arrl.net (ab2tc) wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>Tactile feedback from the VFO knob? Absolutely no, no, no!! The VFO knob
>should feel like the old analog VFO and with 10Hz step size it does. No
>changes please!!
>
>AB2TC - Knut
>
>
>Bill Frantz wrote
>>What I would really like for fine adjustment, e.g. one step 
>>when tuning weak RTTY, is tactile feedback from the knob. A 
>>slight bump for each time the VFO changes by one tuning unit. 
>>Note that in today's radios, tuning is not continuous, it is 
>>digital, and knowing when you have moved the VFO is useful.
>>
>>I use the M memories for switching between CW, Data A, RTTY, 
>>and SSB. No memories left. (I consider a good day on the air 
>>is one where I have digital, CW, and voice QSOs.)
>>
>>73 Bill AE6JV
>>
>>On 1/8/19 at 11:22 AM,
>
>>donwilh@
>
>>(Don Wilhelm) wrote:
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