Charlie: I get all the size references except for Cinch Jones over Power
Poles. --Mike, WV2ZOW
On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 10:39 PM, Charles Harpole <hs0zcw@gmail.com> wrote:
> When did "small" become "better" ???
> I look at my human anatomy...... I have big ole man sized hands and the
> ends of my fingers require large buttons, hands need big knobs, old eyes
> need large print on front panel. Maybe Don-sized hands will work better
> with toy-sized radios. Pushing my rig's buttons does not send the radio
> off the back of the table. My Heil Pro set is HUGE, footsw fits my size
> 12s....I change little phone plugs to 1/4 in. and DIN and "power poles" to
> Cinch Jones. SWR meter is 3in. tall. P3 output is to a big monitor.
>
> I enjoy lots of controls and 2 shelves above my radio desk, all filled with
> full sized everything*. I am spoiled with a whole room for a shack, 6
> separate coaxes for 6 separate antennas, an automatic 2K amplifier that
> will take all at once, and not SO2R because I do not like making other hams
> wait on me.
>
> I cant think of anything 'ham' I have that was made smaller and better for
> it.*
> Thats that.
> 73, Charly
>
> I remember when cars could sit 3 in front and had a huge trunk, too, and a
> TR-3 easily under the dash. Yes,*K3 is a pain, so I go to FT-9000d and
> IC-7800 and 75S-3b and smile.
>
> On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 1:43 AM, Jim Brown <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Some key component of Elecraft's design philosophy have always included
> > compact size, light weight, minimum current draw, menus that only are
> > needed for setup and configuration, not while operating, configurability,
> > and high performance. Setting up my operating desk got a LOT easier and
> > less cluttered when I replaced "big boat" FT1000MPs with a pair of K3s.
> And
> > the fact that the P3 spectrum display is compact and outboard makes it
> easy
> > to place it above or alongside the radio, allowing more space-efficient
> > (and user friendly) setup of the operating desk. And the KAT500 tuner is
> > sized and designed so that it can live either on top of or underneath the
> > KPA500, or separate from it.
> >
> > Likewise, the YCCC SO2R box helped a lot with getting "stuff" off the
> desk.
> >
> > 73, Jim K9YC
> >
> > On 8/28/2017 8:44 AM, Ria Jairam wrote:
> >
> >> I get the impression that the separate power supply in the KPA1500 was
> >> a means of getting the amp to line up with the rest of the "K-Line."
> >>
> >
> >
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