I started the trend of black :-). Back in the early 1960s, my home-brew dual-811 linear and its power supply both had black wrinkle 19 inch rack cabinet front panels. Also, I built a SSB exciter that also had black wrinkle 19 inch rack front panel. I even had the black wrinkle rack cabinet to go with these rigs. A big black tower of equipment -- well 48 inches high.
73, phil, K7PEH > On Aug 31, 2018, at 9:38 AM, hawley, charles j jr <c-haw...@illinois.edu> > wrote: > > Black is easier to touch up if necessary. And it looks uniform with other > brands of items which are also black. > > Chuck KE9UW > c-haw...@illinois.edu > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Aug 31, 2018, at 8:51 AM, Curt Nixon <radio.k...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I think it was a trend started in the Consumer Electronics market. Audio >> stuff was never black. Except the black glass McIntosh equip. Others began >> emulating the high end of the market to instill a "touch of class". Sony, >> Yamaha, Denton, etc all followed suit. Most were always bright face prior. >> >> Curt >> KU8L >> >>> On 08/31/18 9:44 AM, Bill Frantz wrote: >>>> On 8/30/18 at 5:31 AM, glcazz...@alice.it (IK4EWX) wrote: >>>> >>>> ... Here the problem is the black face of KPOD. >>> >>> I have had problems reading the labels on my K3 in dark rooms and tents. I >>> wonder why most radio available today are black. In the old days, the >>> Collins and Heathkit radios weren't black. It would seem that black letters >>> on a light background would be more visible under low light conditions. It >>> would also liven up the shack. >>> >>> 73 Bill AE6JV >>> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Bill Frantz | Concurrency is hard. 12 out | Periwinkle >>> (408)356-8506 | 10 programmers get it wrong. | 16345 Englewood Ave >>> www.pwpconsult.com | - Jeff Frantz | Los Gatos, CA 95032 >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> 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 radio.k...@gmail.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 c-haw...@illinois.edu > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 phys...@mac.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 arch...@mail-archive.com
