I made the mod, and it is a nice touch except for one minor problem for me, the LED's are not as bright as the originals.
73, Bill K9YEQ K2 #35; KX1 #35; K3 #1744; mini mods -----Original Message----- Hi Tom ... One change I made to my W1 that helps a lot from a usability point-of-view is to replace some of the red LEDs in the SWR indicator with different colors. This is because the W1 is small and has even smaller lettering on the SWR scale. In my installation, and probably most others, it will be located 2 to 5 feet away from the operator and the SWR value will be difficult to read without getting right up close to the W1. Here's what I did: I used green LEDs in the 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 positions. Yellow LEDs in the 1.5 and 1.7 positions. An amber LED in the 2.0 position and left the red LEDs in the higher SWR positions. This way you can tell at a glance (and at a distance) the relative goodness of your SWR situation. Suitable replacement LEDs are readily and inexpensively available from Mouser, etc. Here are the Mouser PNs: Green 696-SSL-LX2573PGD Yellow 696-SSL-LX2573YD Amber 696-SSL-LX2573AD 73 ... Craig AC0DS _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com