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[Amps] KNOB ORIENTATION

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Subject: [Amps] KNOB ORIENTATION
From: stevek at jmr.com (Steve Katz)
Date: Tue Feb 25 12:30:36 2003
You're kidding, right?

"Success is the ability to go from failure to failure with no loss of
enthusiasm." -Winston Churchill

> -----Original Message-----
> From: W0YR@aol.com [SMTP:W0YR@aol.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 9:18 AM
> To:   amps@contesting.com
> Subject:      [Amps] KNOB ORIENTATION
> 
> Thanks to all who responded to the inquiry regarding pointer orientation
> on 
> an antenna loading capacitor shaft knob.  The answers were about 50/50 in 
> favor of having the pointer show the highest reading when there is the
> least 
> capacitance.  
> 
> My follow up question is whether it is better to calibrate the scale from
> 0 - 
> 180 degrees or from 0 - 100, which are just arbitrary marks.  Further, I'd
> 
> like to have some suggestions as to knob size and the recommended number
> of 
> set screws...and...this is important....whether they should have slotted 
> screw heads or heads requiring an Allen wrench.
> 
> Any help appreciated.
> 
> 73
> 
> W0YR
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