[Elecraft] Handedness

[David Bunte]

Bill -

I'll turn 76 this month, and have significant peripheral neuropathy, so I
can understand what you are concerned about... but it has never been an
issue with me and my K3 because I have NEVER connected ANYTHING to the
phone or mic jacks on the front of the radio. I have used the rear jacks
ever since I got my radio in 2011. That way the headset cables are routed
under my operating desk and are thus never in the way of my keyboard, or my
hands as I do operate the radio with my left (non-dominate) hand.

Using the rear jacks rather than the front ones may be a zero to very
low-cost solution to those connectors being in the way.

Best of luck.

Dave - K9FN

On Sat, Jun 1, 2019 at 11:59 AM Nr4c <nr4c at widomaker.com> wrote:

> 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.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> ...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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