[GVARC] Re: Yaesu FT-50 Knobs

[Tony]

In the Sep GVARC newsletter, I passed on a tip for the FT-50 HT. Rich, NX6S, (Ex: WA6TJP) is interested in combining an order for knobs.

Do any of you FT-50 owners want the larger knobs? If so, get together with Rich at the email address below

73, Tony, AD6ID


At 08:58 AM 9/28/02 -0700, Rich Arthur wrote: 
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Hi Tony...
  
If anyone is going to order the larger knobs for the Yaesu FT-50 add
my name to the list please.    Or, I would be glad to place the order...
just send me a list of who is interested.
  
...  
Guess some of us are following the fire to the West...quite a mess...
Tune in:  151.355=CDF Control,   151.295=Air,  also a few other
frequencies around there...151.365 and up.
  
73...You neighbor to the South...Rich..NX6S
  
--- Richard Arthur
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***TIP FOR YAESU FT-50 HT
-------------------------
I have big hands and it's hard for me to get a grip on the small volume
and channel knobs atop the Yaesu FT-50 radio, especially when I have the
slip on rubber grip on the radio. Yaesu builds the VXA-100 airband
transceiver on the same frame and uses much bigger knobs (although the
functions are reversed from the FT-50). The part numbers are:

RA012580B VXA-100 Channel knob -- the outer (volume) knob on a FT-50 -
61 cents
RA0125700 VXA-100 Knob (vol) -- The inner (channel) knob on a FT-50 -
$1.01

You might want to order a bunch with your local club since there is a $4
minimum shipping charge.
 -- Ron LaPedis, N6QGK