I'm with you, John - I traded a Mark 5 for my K3. and the *only* things I miss are the band up and down buttons - otherwise, the ergonomics are generally better on the K3, IMO. I don't know for sure, but have the impression that when Yaesu went from the 1000MP to the Mark 5, some genius in the accounting department told them to keep the same front panel casting, resulting in pretty bad ergonomic decisions for some of the more important controls.
Anyone who complains about the K3 menu never had to cope with the Mark 5's, particularly when you consider how much more configurability the K3 gives you. 73, Pete N4ZR The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com, spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 On 8/9/2010 2:50 PM, John Ragle wrote: > Apparently the summer silly season is upon us? The ergonomics of the K3 > are just fine the way they are. If one wants a bigga box, write to > Magnavox or some furniture manufacturer. I am an ancient and decrepit 77 > years old with bad peripheral neuropathy and big fingers, and > nevertheless have no trouble turning knobs or pushing buttons on the K3. > Kudos to the designers of the machine, who took size into account along > with operating specifications. I wonder how the whiners manage to type? > Maybe they should ask for double-sized keyboards? My NSHO. > > John Ragle -- W1ZI > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
