[Elecraft] Handedness

[Nr4c]

My thoughts on gandedness:

My complaint about most Radio’s is placement of phone and mic jacks on front panels adjacent to control knobs. The RF and AUDIO gain controls are still right next to the mic and phone along with a potential YSB cable. 

Put these connectors near “push” button controls. Or on the back panel. 


I’m 76 years old with moderate loss of feeling in fingertips and a lot of arthritis so adjusting the gains on my K3S is difficult.  Maybe there will be a “slider” on my K4 panel. 

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...nr4c. bill


> On Jun 1, 2019, at 11:37 AM, w7aqk <w7aqk at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> Hmmm!  Even if it were true (that the K4 favored right handers), that wouldn't be a disadvantage to me, and I am very left handed!!  I've almost always favored setting up my radios on my right side, and operating the controls with my right hand.  My left hand is then free to either write, send on my paddle, or whatever!  Now, I do have the ability to do certain things right handed, but not the kind of things that require great precision.  I even play golf right handed, and bat right handed in baseball, but that is more a matter of how I was taught and the equipment available.
> 
> I've often thought I should learn to send CW right handed, but never have done it.  I can run an adding machine right handed, but again that was almost forced on me by the design.  In short, I don't know why people want to rely so heavily on their dominant hand.  It really is inconvenient to do so.  Controlling a radio with your "opposite" hand can't be that difficult a task, and the benefits of doing so are many.  You want your dominate hand to be free and available for the kinds of tasks that really require the most dexterity.  Spinning  a dial isn't one of them!!!!
> 
> Dave W7AQK
> 
> 
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