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Dan Presley

KX2 plexiglass

Hi folks-got a bit of an unusual issue with the plexiglass readout cover for my KX2. I use it a lot portable and SOTA and on an activation last week noticed that I had a few tiny interlopers crawling underneath the covering adding moving symbols to the display:)). After inspecting I noted that the plexiglass has slightly warped and bows up in the middle just enough to let the occasional spider mite or piece of vegetation to slip under the glass. I could put a small bead of caulk I guess but it’s such a small gap. Probably the result of having the radio outside a lot in the sun-but that’s what it’s designed for! Kinda fun to watch them dance around with the changing display....

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Paul Van Dyke

Re: KX2 plexiglass

Sooooo, you are telling us that the KX2 has a few bugs?

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On Mon, Aug 24, 2020, 7:33 PM Dan Presley <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi folks-got a bit of an unusual issue with the plexiglass readout cover
> for my KX2. I use it a lot portable and SOTA and on an activation last week
> noticed that I had a few tiny interlopers crawling underneath the covering
> adding moving symbols to the display:)). After inspecting I noted that
> the plexiglass has slightly warped and bows up in the middle just enough to
> let the occasional spider mite or piece of vegetation to slip under the
> glass. I could put a small bead of caulk I guess but it’s such a small gap.
> Probably the result of having the radio outside a lot in the sun-but that’s
> what it’s designed for! Kinda fun to watch them dance around with the
> changing display....
>
>
> Dan Presley 503-701-3871
> danpresley@me. com
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>
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wayne burdick

Re: KX2 plexiglass

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Hi Dan,

Flip the bezel over when you reinstall it. This will compress the convex catenary side against the case, reducing the gap.

Note that at some point in the KX2's history we revised the bezel, moving the screw holes slightly outward. Customer support could help you determine if you have the older one, which is more likely to bow as you described. Free replacement on us if it's an issue.

Meanwhile, please relocate any live arthropods you find to a new home. Something fecund, preferably. We're in the midst of an insect apocalypse, you may have heard....

73,
Wayne
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> On Aug 24, 2020, at 5:15 PM, Paul Van Dyke <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Sooooo, you are telling us that the KX2 has a few bugs?
>
> Paul KB9AVO
>
> On Mon, Aug 24, 2020, 7:33 PM Dan Presley <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> Hi folks-got a bit of an unusual issue with the plexiglass readout cover
>> for my KX2. I use it a lot portable and SOTA and on an activation last week
>> noticed that I had a few tiny interlopers crawling underneath the covering
>> adding moving symbols to the display:)). After inspecting I noted that
>> the plexiglass has slightly warped and bows up in the middle just enough to
>> let the occasional spider mite or piece of vegetation to slip under the
>> glass. I could put a small bead of caulk I guess but it’s such a small gap.
>> Probably the result of having the radio outside a lot in the sun-but that’s
>> what it’s designed for! Kinda fun to watch them dance around with the
>> changing display....
>>
>>
>> Dan Presley 503-701-3871
>> danpresley@me. com
>> [hidden email]
>>
>>
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Dan Presley

Re: KX2 plexiglass

Well at least the bugs were external! Thanks Wayne for the information. I’ll try flipping it around and I’ll check with customer service if it’s still an issue. Mine was a fairly early one so the change could’ve happen later. Usually a gentle puff of air under the cover is enough to get the guys scooting along. Maybe they’re attracted to the CW...haven’t done much night operations. I’m kinda proud of having this problem of overuse! Still a long,long way to Mt. Goat award.

Dan Presley 503-701-3871
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> On Aug 24, 2020, at 17:38, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Hi Dan,
>
> Flip the bezel over when you reinstall it. This will compress the convex catenary side against the case, reducing the gap.
>
> Note that at some point in the KX2's history we revised the bezel, moving the screw holes slightly outward. Customer support could help you determine if you have the older one, which is more likely to bow as you described. Free replacement on us if it's an issue.
>
> Meanwhile, please relocate any live arthropods you find to a new home. Something fecund, preferably. We're in the midst of an insect apocalypse, you may have heard....
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
>
>> On Aug 24, 2020, at 5:15 PM, Paul Van Dyke <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> Sooooo, you are telling us that the KX2 has a few bugs?
>>
>> Paul KB9AVO
>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 24, 2020, 7:33 PM Dan Presley <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi folks-got a bit of an unusual issue with the plexiglass readout cover
>>> for my KX2. I use it a lot portable and SOTA and on an activation last week
>>> noticed that I had a few tiny interlopers crawling underneath the covering
>>> adding moving symbols to the display:)). After inspecting I noted that
>>> the plexiglass has slightly warped and bows up in the middle just enough to
>>> let the occasional spider mite or piece of vegetation to slip under the
>>> glass. I could put a small bead of caulk I guess but it’s such a small gap.
>>> Probably the result of having the radio outside a lot in the sun-but that’s
>>> what it’s designed for! Kinda fun to watch them dance around with the
>>> changing display....
>>>
>>>
>>> Dan Presley 503-701-3871
>>> danpresley@me. com
>>> [hidden email]
>>>
>>>
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Re: KX2 plexiglass

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Hi, I also have an early s/n KX2, 024X. I had the same problem of the bowed Plexiglas cover. My cure was to grid off 1/16th strip on each end and elongate the screw holes carefully. No more bowing. GL 73 Jim H K7SSS In a message dated 8/24/2020 4:34:59 PM Pacific Standard Time, [hidden email] writes:
Hi folks-got a bit of an unusual issue with the plexiglass readout cover for my KX2. I use it a lot portable and SOTA and on an activation last week noticed that I had a few tiny interlopers crawling underneath the covering adding moving symbols to the display:)). After inspecting I noted that the plexiglass has slightly warped and bows up in the middle just enough to let the occasional spider mite or piece of vegetation to slip under the glass. I could put a small bead of caulk I guess but it’s such a small gap. Probably the result of having the radio outside a lot in the sun-but that’s what it’s designed for! Kinda fun to watch them dance around with the changing display.... Dan Presley 503-701-3871danpresley@me. com [hidden email]
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