The word from Elecraft was that there should be no problem. And I like the feel of mine very much.
Jim K0XU Sent from my Xoom tablet On Aug 16, 2013 12:27 AM, "Alan Hawrylyshen" <a...@polyphase.ca> wrote: > I cannot speak for the wear and tear, as I've only had mine a short time - > around 6 months. I can, however, clearly state that the feel is fantastic. > I have never had a radio with such a solid feeling VFO. From time to time, > they appear on the used market which makes them less pricey. > > Alan > K2ACK > > Sent from my mobile device. > > On Aug 15, 2013, at 19:50, "Linda and Bob" <dlrwi...@verizon.net> wrote: > > > Does anyone know if the after market metal PTO main and sub tuning knobs > for the K3 or KX3 (main PTO) will damage or cause pre-mature wear and tear > on the optical encoders? Any feed back on how the weighted metal PTO will > improve the feel while tuning would be welcome. They are kind of expensive. > Are they really worth the extra expense. > > > > Please respond directly to my home e-mail address if possible, thanks. > > > > Bob Wilderman > > K3SRO > > dlrwi...@verizon.net > > > > > > K3 #4669 > > K1-4 #2701 > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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