At 08:52 AM 05 07 2007, K0XP wrote:
>Small knobs are now my bain, to the point where I've replaced several of
>the stock knobs on my radios with larger ones. For example, most radios (at
>least, pre-uP-controlled synthesizer-vintage) have RIT knobs no larger than
>3/8" diameter and some only 5/16 or even 1/4" diameter. Adjustment of these
>is often very critical and, over hours of contesting, fatiguing.
Point well taken.
Note that some radios allow user selection of the tuning rate for RIT
and VFO knobs. Selecting a slower tuning rate can help countervail
small knob diameter.
73,
Hank, W6SX
Mammoth Lakes, California
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