[Elecraft] Tip: Front Panel Illumination Tip

[Rick Tavan]

Radio front panels are busy - lots of knobs and buttons with small labels
that seem to shrink as we age. Some of the colors are low-contrast. If room
lighting isn't right, they're unreadable, even invisible. Here is a small,
LED, clip-on lamp that solved the problem for me:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RNQVZMD?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

It's surprisingly inexpensive, has controllable color and brightness, a
stiff gooseneck (nicely stable), and a very strong clamp. I've clipped it
to the low shelf on which my rigs sit and positioned the light to
illuminate front panels without glare into my eyes. It runs on USB power
(not supplied) and works a treat!

73,

/Rick N6XI

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Rick Tavan
Truckee and Saratoga, CA