Bob, I strongly recommended *not* putting any other VFO A knob on the KX2. The current VFO knob was designed specifically for the KX2, matching the exact amount of space available, and keeping it low-profile.
If you add a knob that's even slightly larger in diameter, it may hit or overlay the switches or LCD bezel. If you use a weighted knob, you'll risk shortening the lifetime of the VFO A contacting encoder. It's a high-quality encoder with a specified lifetime of over 100,000 revolutions, but a weighted knob could stress the shaft unnecessarily. The KX2 has a couple of useful features to minimize the amount of VFO knob twisting you need to do to move around the band: - If RIT and XIT are OFF and the "OFS" LED is lit, then the OFS/VFO B knob will move the VFO in coarse steps. (The size of coarse steps is defined by MENU:VFO CRS). - There are at least two tuning rates available in each mode (RATE switch). - You can jump to a specific frequency using direct frequency entry (FREQ switch). - Scanning can find signals on the band -- even fairly weak ones -- without any use of the VFO A knob at all. 73, Wayne N6KR On May 23, 2016, at 12:11 PM, dlrwi...@verizon.net wrote: > Does anyone know if the samller N8BX VFO knob “B” on the K3/K3S will fit the > encoder shaft on the new KX-2? > > Is the VFO knob on the KX-2 weighted like the KX-3 and K3/K3S? > > Very interested in hearing user reviews on the KX-2 from QST or Sherwood > Engineering. > > Contact Bob, K3SRO at dlrwi...@verizon.net > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 n...@elecraft.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
