Roger Crofts wrote > ... I had the P3 directly in front, but I had to reach to the left for all > the important controls. I had the bright idea of switching the positions > of the KPA500 and the K3. It was much better. My right hand fell naturally > upon the tuning controls. ... 73 Roger, VK4YB
It says something about the quality of Elecraft gear when this is the only suggestion I can make . I have the K3 / P3 components of the K-Line and quickly found that the K3 MUST be positioned to the right of the P3 for right-handed ops like myself. This makes the two become one -- as my face is directly in front of the P3, my right hand operates the K3. The criticism is that the handle is now squished right in the middle. It would make more sense to have the little rubber feet be between the P3 and K3 when the K3 is on the right -- or at least punch the holes so the operator could have the option during assembly. Regardless, I find the K3/P3 combo to be the most intuitive panadapter setup I have used. I built a SoftRock Ensemble II Rx recently and I find the PC-based panadapters with the mouse controls to be very cumbersome -- all that clicking around and twirling the mouse wheel. Also, the small P3 screen is just the right size for where my eyes are positioned up next to the rig... sometimes bigger is not better. And yes, I was reminded of how great the Elecraft Kool-Aid is this morning after firing up my trusty K1 -- keep 'em coming guys! 73 ES GOD BLESS U ES URS DE KEN N4OI -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/The-K-line-Is-it-the-wrong-way-round-tp7575529p7575656.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
