Re: [Elecraft] K3/KX3 after market PTO knobs

2013-08-16 Thread Jim Rhodes
The word from Elecraft was that there should be no problem. And I like the feel of mine very much. Jim K0XU Sent from my Xoom tablet On Aug 16, 2013 12:27 AM, Alan Hawrylyshen a...@polyphase.ca wrote: I cannot speak for the wear and tear, as I've only had mine a short time - around 6 months. I

[Elecraft] K3/KX3 after market PTO knobs

2013-08-15 Thread Linda and Bob
Does anyone know if the after market metal PTO main and sub tuning knobs for the K3 or KX3 (main PTO) will damage or cause pre-mature wear and tear on the optical encoders? Any feed back on how the weighted metal PTO will improve the feel while tuning would be welcome. They are kind of

Re: [Elecraft] K3/KX3 after market PTO knobs

2013-08-15 Thread Alan Hawrylyshen
I cannot speak for the wear and tear, as I've only had mine a short time - around 6 months. I can, however, clearly state that the feel is fantastic. I have never had a radio with such a solid feeling VFO. From time to time, they appear on the used market which makes them less pricey. Alan