THe link given http://www.cqdx.ru/ham/new-equipment/ts-990_picture/ gives you a reasonable picture, click the picture and it's its possible to see individual controls. On a Mac, you can ctrl-scroll to increase the magnification of the screen by significant amounts - I can not only see each function, but can read light blue and grey text on the display and each mark on the meter.
I counted 'double-pots' concentric knobs as two controls, but that only added 11 controls. 73 de David, M0XDF On 9 May 2012, at 22:27, Jim Lowman wrote: > I've been a knob, switch and button junkie from an early age, > but cannot fathom how there could be 140 controls on an > amateur transceiver. Not disputing your count, David, but > I'd like to see a larger version of a photo of the front panel > so that the function of each control can be identified. > > Certainly, that's more controls than on a commercial > broadcast transmitter. In fact, the only piece of electronic > gear that I can recall working on that had more adjustments > was one channel of a redundant air traffic control radar > system, with about 200. That was in my Air Force days, > circa 1971-75, before solid-state replacements and > computer interfaces took over. > > 73 de Jim - AD6CW > > On 5/9/2012 2:59 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: >> I had to count the controls 4 times! I 'think' there are 140 individual >> controls on there - and that’s before we get to the menus !!!! >> >> There used to be a Phillips ad on UK TV, where the buyer was only interest >> in the stereo system if it had lots of 'Functions' ! >> >> 73 de David, M0XDF ______________________________________________________________ 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
