[Elecraft] [somewhat K3]Radio User Interfaces

2012-04-15 Thread Bill Frantz
Many people who are involved with User Interface (UI) design think that user errors frequently reflect design flaws in the UI. While I wouldn't go as far as to say all user errors result from UI flaws, I do think that better UI design can significantly reduce the number or severity of user

Re: [Elecraft] [somewhat K3]Radio User Interfaces

2012-04-15 Thread John Ragle
My chief problem (which is not at all troublesome!) is with my fat fingers. The front panel buttons are somewhat small, and if one is not sure about whether a putative push has worked, one is likely to go from touch to hold. Clearly, making the buttons and the front panel larger is an

Re: [Elecraft] [somewhat K3]Radio User Interfaces

2012-04-15 Thread Don Wilhelm
John, If you are happy with the mouse on the screen image, I suggest you try DXLab suite, or Ham Radio Deluxe, or TRX-Manager, or N4PY software. Each has their own pros and cons, so try them all and pick the one that suits you best. There is also the possibility of doing your functions

Re: [Elecraft] [somewhat K3]Radio User Interfaces

2012-04-15 Thread Vic K2VCO
I did two things to improve the user interface of my K3. My guess is that this eliminated 95% of my serious user errors: 1) Put a piece of tape over the V-M button. Now I don't mistake it for M-V. 2) Created SPLIT and UNSPLIT macros, operated by one of the memory buttons. SPLIT activates