On Nov 3, 2009, at 10:27 AM, Byron Servies wrote: > > Perhaps something from the CAD or gaming world. The surface would not > even necessarily be connected directly to the radio itself, but to the > computer controlling it, sending appropriate commands via the computer > control port.
Don't you already have a control surface on a computer --e.g., keyboard? I think the ideas for all the additional Macro memories are great, but ultimately remembering what Macro is where becomes the limiting factor (at least for those terribly disadvantaged of us without eidetic memory) in how many distinct Macro locations and functions are actually useful without a reference manual (or useful at all beyond being a curiosity). And by the time you look to see what button press (es) is or are required to execute the function "grill medium rare on the hot side of the fire 6 inches above the coals", you might as well just run the radio by hand :-) There's a tendency to want to turn a perfectly good idea into a monster -- just because it's there :-) Grant/NQ5T ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
