Hello,
Some dreams on improvements for the KX1 for back packing/mountain topping.
The case edges could use a ruggedized plastic surface. I find myself
often operating above the tree line on granite blocks and rarely a flat
surface. The case edges are getting nicked. Anyone make a plastic case
that adds scratch resistance to the rig ?
Big changes: Move the tuning knob toward the top edge so that ones
thumb could easily tune the rig while holding the case.
Put the buttons on top on the side opposite the tuning knob so one can
punch the buttons with fingers of same hand holding the rig. This allows
single hand operation.
Offer an LCD display, hard to read the LED in direct sunlight on some
random mountain peak with no shade.
Add screw terminals for the antenna, one less BNC bit I need to carry up
the hill.
A case that was more like a pistol grip would be really sweet for
mountain topping when your body is crammed into a granite crack and the
fishing pole antenna is wedged nearby in a howling blow.
Brian n6iz
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