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K3 bail height

Keith Bainbridge-2
After owning my K3 for over 6 months now I still find the height of the
bail annoying.
Is there anyone out there interested in making a lower height bail, say
30 mm or 1.125" lower ??
As it stands it gives me a pain in the wrist tuning around, and I spend
a lot of time tuning around as here in Western Australia there certainly
isn't too much to hear on ANY band at present!!


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Keith
VK6XH / VK6DXR
K3, 2 x K2's and KX1
Chairman WIA VK6 Advisory Committee.
Northern Corridor Radio Group Inc VK6ANC
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Re: K3 bail height

S Sacco
Keith -

If you need it lowered that much, perhaps just put something under the
front feet?

73,
Steve NN4X


> Is there anyone out there interested in making a lower height bail, say 30
> mm or 1.125" lower ??
> As it stands it gives me a pain in the wrist tuning around, and I spend a
> lot of time tuning around as here in Western Australia there certainly isn't
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Re: K3 bail height

Don Wilhelm-4
That was going to be my suggestion until you beat me to it.  I was
measuring the bail projection from the bottom of the feet and find it is
1.75 inches, so a 0.5 inch thick piece of something (wood, plastic,
paperback book, etc) under the front feet will produce the requested
result.  That is too small to even consider a bail.

73,
Don W3FPR

S Sacco wrote:

> Keith -
>
> If you need it lowered that much, perhaps just put something under the
> front feet?
>
> 73,
> Steve NN4X
>
>
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>> Is there anyone out there interested in making a lower height bail, say 30
>> mm or 1.125" lower ??
>> As it stands it gives me a pain in the wrist tuning around, and I spend a
>> lot of time tuning around as here in Western Australia there certainly isn't
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