[Elecraft] Location of VFO B on the K4

hawley, charles j jr c-hawley at illinois.edu
Fri May 24 21:16:06 EDT 2019


Good answer. Reading that, I realize I don’t use B much.

Chuck Jack 
KE9UW

Sent from my iPhone, cjack 

> On May 24, 2019, at 7:43 PM, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Rick,
> 
> Good question. Based in part on a survey of potential users, we chose to put the RIT/XIT knob at bottom right -- also a traditional location, one that matches that of the K3/K3S/KX2/KX3. VFO B is less often used in practice. That said, the radio is only 4.5" tall and both knobs are very comfortably used in these locations.
> 
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
> 
> 
> 
>> On May 24, 2019, at 5:36 PM, Rick Kourey <rkourey at carolina.rr.com> wrote:
>> 
>> First, let me say, I have never owned an Elecraft radio or amplifier but I have become interested in the K4 and the KPA1500 amplifier combination.  
>> 
>> One of the most surprising features on the K4 is VFO B is located at the top right side of the radio....
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