How about a top that is fastened to different drilled screw holes on a base mounting. The operator uses the screw holes that suit the angle desired. Not so difficult as a detent.
73, Guy. On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 1:21 AM, Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> wrote: > They are detachable. > > They could be designed to flip left or right, but it would be very > difficult to make one that has three detented positions. It's > complicated by the angle of the unit when the tilt feet are deployed. > > Wayne > > On May 23, 2011, at 10:16 PM, Igor Kosvin wrote: > >> I assume this is not out of realm of possibility to design paddles >> that can >> rotate and click in three positions: 45 degrees to the right, 90 >> degrees and >> 45 degrees to the left. There is still about one left handed for >> every 10 >> right handed on this planet! >> It also make sense to make them de-touchable to reduce risk of >> breaking when >> the unit is transported. >> 73, >> Igor, N1YX >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Cutter >> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 12:31 AM >> To: [email protected]; Ralph Parker >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3: Paddles >> >> I agree. I prefer my arm to lie at 90 to the table and my wrist and >> fingers >> >> to follow in a straight line for minimum stress, maximum comfort to >> the >> paddle. Rotating the rig 15 would help a lot. But I have another >> problem >> which is that I often operate the tune with my left hand while my >> right >> stays put on the paddle, so, with this arrangement, my left hand has >> to be >> held up and across me, which I think I would find uncomfortable quite >> quickly. I don't think it's a deal breaker and the panadaptor idea >> on a >> netbook is definitely a deal maker. >> >> David >> G3UNA >> >> >>> One of the things that impressed me a lot about the KX1 was the 45 >>> degree >>> mounting of the paddles - VERY practical! >>> I see the KX3 pictured with 90 degree paddles, equally hard to use >>> on a >>> table regardless of your 'handedness'. >>> But then, it IS only a prototype, isn't it? >>> >>> Ralph, VE7XF >>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
