Bill - I'll turn 76 this month, and have significant peripheral neuropathy, so I can understand what you are concerned about... but it has never been an issue with me and my K3 because I have NEVER connected ANYTHING to the phone or mic jacks on the front of the radio. I have used the rear jacks ever since I got my radio in 2011. That way the headset cables are routed under my operating desk and are thus never in the way of my keyboard, or my hands as I do operate the radio with my left (non-dominate) hand.
Using the rear jacks rather than the front ones may be a zero to very low-cost solution to those connectors being in the way. Best of luck. Dave - K9FN On Sat, Jun 1, 2019 at 11:59 AM Nr4c <n...@widomaker.com> wrote: > My thoughts on gandedness: > > My complaint about most Radio’s is placement of phone and mic jacks on > front panels adjacent to control knobs. The RF and AUDIO gain controls are > still right next to the mic and phone along with a potential YSB cable. > > Put these connectors near “push” button controls. Or on the back panel. > > > I’m 76 years old with moderate loss of feeling in fingertips and a lot of > arthritis so adjusting the gains on my K3S is difficult. Maybe there will > be a “slider” on my K4 panel. > > Sent from my iPhone > ...nr4c. bill > > > > On Jun 1, 2019, at 11:37 AM, w7aqk <w7...@cox.net> wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > > > Hmmm! Even if it were true (that the K4 favored right handers), that > wouldn't be a disadvantage to me, and I am very left handed!! I've almost > always favored setting up my radios on my right side, and operating the > controls with my right hand. My left hand is then free to either write, > send on my paddle, or whatever! Now, I do have the ability to do certain > things right handed, but not the kind of things that require great > precision. I even play golf right handed, and bat right handed in > baseball, but that is more a matter of how I was taught and the equipment > available. > > > > I've often thought I should learn to send CW right handed, but never > have done it. I can run an adding machine right handed, but again that was > almost forced on me by the design. In short, I don't know why people want > to rely so heavily on their dominant hand. It really is inconvenient to do > so. Controlling a radio with your "opposite" hand can't be that difficult > a task, and the benefits of doing so are many. You want your dominate hand > to be free and available for the kinds of tasks that really require the > most dexterity. Spinning a dial isn't one of them!!!! > > > > 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 > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
