{"id":14442,"date":"2015-09-02T07:35:02","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T11:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=14442"},"modified":"2015-09-02T07:35:02","modified_gmt":"2015-09-02T11:35:02","slug":"a-very-simple-mod-for-your-powermate-controller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/a-very-simple-mod-for-your-powermate-controller\/","title":{"rendered":"A very simple mod for your PowerMate controller"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_14550\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/PowermateUSB-LobsterClawRubberBand.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14550\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14550\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/PowermateUSB-LobsterClawRubberBand.jpg\" alt=\"My Powermate USB sporting a white rubber band grip.\" width=\"650\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/PowermateUSB-LobsterClawRubberBand.jpg 650w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/PowermateUSB-LobsterClawRubberBand-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My Powermate USB sporting a white rubber band grip.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After publishing <a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/hamfest-find-griffin-technology-powermate-controller\/\">the post<\/a> about my <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1MmyxkC\" target=\"_blank\">PowerMate USB controller<\/a>, Mike Ladd replied on Facebook:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Do what I did a couple of years ago and add a lobster claw rubber band to the [PowerMate] tuning wheel.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In case you&#8217;re not familiar, Mike is referring to the thick, wide rubber bands that are placed on lobster claws to hold them shut. Mike included the following video; you can see that the rubber band fits perfectly around the top of the tuning knob, giving it a little extra grip.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gtlDMSpaj4c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This same type of rubber band can often be found in the produce department of grocery stores as it&#8217;s used to hold bunches of broccoli, asparagus and other produce together.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks for the tip, Mike!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After publishing the post about my PowerMate USB controller, Mike Ladd replied on Facebook: &#8220;Do what I did a couple of years ago and add a lobster claw rubber band to the [PowerMate] tuning wheel.&#8221; In case you&#8217;re not familiar, Mike is referring to the thick, wide rubber bands that are placed on lobster claws [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[627,3,139,158],"tags":[4061,4161,4062,149,4063],"class_list":["post-14442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to","category-news","category-radio-modifications","category-software-defined-radio","tag-griffin-technology-powermate","tag-griffin-technology-powermate-mod","tag-griffin-technology-powermate-sdr","tag-mods","tag-sdr-griffin-technology-powermate"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-3KW","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14359,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/hamfest-find-griffin-technology-powermate-controller\/","url_meta":{"origin":14442,"position":0},"title":"Hamfest find: Griffin Technology PowerMate Controller","author":"Thomas","date":"August 22, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"A few weeks ago, I attended the WCARS hamfest in near Waynesville, North Carolina. 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