Re: [Elecraft] Headlights with red lighting

On 2020-10-16 20:37:-0500, Dave Fugleberg wrote: >Watching this thread with some interest, as I use my K3 to drive >transverters when roving in VHF contests, and it's hard to see the front >panel controls at night. I tried making a light with a bit of aluminum >angle stock and a short strip of

Re: [Elecraft] Headlights with red lighting

The lights in the C-130 on our nighttime airborne missions in SE Asia were deep red to preserve our night vision, the trip to the jump target was in the dark.  The effect of any light above the bottom end of the visual spectrum on night vision is dramatic.  I'm a monochromat, I don't really

Re: [Elecraft] Headlights with red lighting

Watching this thread with some interest, as I use my K3 to drive transverters when roving in VHF contests, and it's hard to see the front panel controls at night. I tried making a light with a bit of aluminum angle stock and a short strip of white LEDs (the kind that come on a long roll), but even

Re: [Elecraft] Headlights with red lighting

Thanks for posting this. I looked at 2 items Black Diamond has 2 items under 30USD, so I looked at them. Many choices. https://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en_US/spot-lite-200-headlamp-BD620662_cfg.html?dwvar_BD620662__cfg_color=Octane#details 3 yr guarantee Low 6 lm Not sure if that apples to

[Elecraft] Headlights with red lighting

Black Diamond & Petal are two companies that make them. Not necessarily inexpensive but you get what you pay for. They have been very robust during my useage. ⁣___ Sent from my two way wrist watch 73 de W3AB/GEO​ __ Elecraft mailing