I did and I'm Scottish, worse than that I am a Fifer! Seriously if you are getting the side panels, the clear cover is worth getting as well. It protects the rig quite nicely if you are stuffing it in a rucksack or something.
73 David Anderson GM4JJJ > On 1 Feb 2015, at 13:10, Charlie T, K3ICH <pin...@erols.com> wrote: > > Do most people who order the side panels also get the clear plastic cover? > I'm trying to decide what, or if I need them. > > Bearing in mind that I'd saw a dime in half if I could spend it twice. > > I buy C-128 laser cartridges for my printer and they come in a fairly tough > tubular bubble pack which just happens to be a perfect fit for the KX3, the > Comet CAA-500 analyzer, or a 15A MFJ power supply. Each one makes for a > package slightly smaller in diameter than a football (the brown pointed one, > not the black & white one). I don't do back-pack type operation, but they > work fine for carry on baggage or the car trunk. > > 73, Charlie k3ICH > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "dyarnes" <w7...@cox.net> > To: "Elecraft Reflector" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2015 11:51 PM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Accessing KX3 buttons when using Side KX > > >> Hi All, >> >> I have the Side KX panels on my KX3, and it's really not a problem for me. >> As has been pointed out, there are fairly large slots on both sides through >> which you can access any of the buttons on either side row. I suppose >> someone with especially large fingers might possibly have an issue, but in >> that case (or anyway!) just use the opposite hand! It is no problem at all >> accessing buttons on the left side with the right hand and vice versa. By >> the way, the left panel also has the two buttons identified that need to be >> pushed to turn the KX3 on or off. So, they obviously thought about this >> when they designed the panels and determined the slot size. >> >> One nice thing about the panels is that their size (depth) does not extend >> much beyond the main tuning knob. So, if you KX3 fit snugly in whatever you >> were using for a case before, it probably will still fit with the panels in >> place. I was slightly concerned about that when I ordered the panels, as I >> had already selected a carrying case, but there was no problem, before or >> after--and it is a nice, close fit. >> >> Anyway, at worst I would say it is a minor concern. >> >> Dave W7AQK >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> Message delivered to pin...@erols.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 > Message delivered to gm4...@yahoo.co.uk ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
