[ICOM] tuning knob skirt

Mon Dec 13 19:20:09 EST 2010

If memory serves me the 'rubber band' must be removed to access the set screws

Better check before you glue!

I've seen the ones Ten Tec offer and I believe they will work

At 06:48 PM 12/13/2010, nagel.david at sbcglobal.net wrote:
>How about using superglue to hold the rubber to the wheel? Slit the 
>rubber and apply the glue to the knob. Press the rubber ribbon to 
>the dial and cut the excess off after completing the attachment. 
>Might work or might not.
>
>Dave W2OVP
>
>--- On Mon, 12/13/10, Alan Leith <aleith at syd.eastlink.ca> wrote:
>
> > From: Alan Leith <aleith at syd.eastlink.ca>
> > Subject: Re: [ICOM] tuning knob skirt
> > To: "'ICOM Reflector'" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> > Date: Monday, December 13, 2010, 4:56 PM
> > I don't know if "skirt" is the right
> > name, Gary, but everyone knew what I
> > was talking about.  And thanks to all for their
> > comments and ideas.
> >
> > The rubber outer sleeve on my tuning knob seems to have
> > elongated or
> > stretched.  When I tried to tape it, the last time,
> > there was a little
> > bulge that couldn't be eliminated, even when I put a tie
> > wrap on it.
> >
> > There's nothing wrong with the knob, itself, and it is
> > purely aesthetic
> > from my point of view.  I'd prefer to not have to buy
> > a new knob, of
> > course, but had hoped that if someone had an old junker of
> > a 761 or 765
> > around, I could simply get a "used" knob, just for the
> > rubber band that
> > circles it.
> >
> > I've got no idea why the one I have would now be larger
> > than it was when I
> > got the rig but it is!
> >
> >
> > 73
> >
> > Al, VE1AL
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> > [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> > On
> > Behalf Of Gary P. Fiber
> > Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 5:53 PM
> > To: ICOM Reflector
> > Subject: Re: [ICOM] tuning knob skirt
> >
> > Is a "skirt" the right name? Might be the parts folks don't
> > understand what
> > you are asking for. I forget what I used to call them,
> > maybe rubber knob
> > cover.
> > Icom used to have them for some of the older radios. Maybe
> > the factory is
> > not able to buy them as a part only with the entire tuning
> > knob anymore.
> >
> > Gary K8IZ
> >
> > On 12/13/2010 1:33 PM, k0bx at arrl.net
> > wrote:
> > > The rubber skirt fellow off of my Pro3 Knob.  I
> > used double sided
> > > tape.  But I called Icom and asked them about
> > it.  They did not have
> > > the rubber skirt for the
> > > Pro3 knob.  I bought a brand new knob.  I am
> > not going to use it,
> > > instead keep it for when I sell the rig.
> > >
> > > Since the Icom guy did check on a skirt only part,
> > maybe the earlier
> > > models had that as a individual part?
> > > It would be worth a phone call.
> > >
> > > Joe K0BX
> > >
> > >   Stop the insanity!
> > > Please do not add me to any distribution lists (Joke,
> > Stories or Junk)
> > > without my permission.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: Alan Leith<aleith at syd.eastlink.ca>
> > > To: ICOM Reflector<icom at mailman.qth.net>
> > > Sent: Mon, December 13, 2010 1:40:42 PM
> > > Subject: [ICOM] tuning knob skirt
> > >
> > > The rubber skirt for the tuning knob on my '761 seems,
> > over the years,
> > > to have stretched.  It now sits loosely on the
> > knob and this has
> > > become an annoyance to me.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know where I might be able to beg, borrow
> > or steal (or
> > > buy, if I have to) a skirt that will fit more tightly
> > on my tuning knob?
> > >
> > > Currently I have a tie wrap holding it in place and I
> > have tried
> > > double-faced tape that only gums things up and doesn't
> > work well at all.
> > > The tie wrap is both unsightly and uncomfortable when
> > I tune.
> > >
> > > Any help would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > 73
> > >
> > > Al, VE1AL
> > >
> > >
> > >
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