On 4/15/2013 4:20 PM, Rob May wrote:
Ok, I feel like an idiot. Operator error. Who knew there was a display for BAT and P/S? I just turned the knob to the left to read the P/S instead of the internal battery. I hang my head in shame!
No shame! Back in the "olden days," my SX-28 had perhaps a dozen or so knobs and switches. They were all on the front panel and I could see them. Menus hadn't been invented yet.
Despite being right in front of me, I often wondered why the band noise sounded strange, and finally realized I'd left the crystal filter phasing control in an unnatural position. Teenager and already having memory issues. :-))
I admire the design of my E-radios [KX1, K2, K3] and accessories [P3, KPA500, KAT500]. Everything I need while actually operating them is on the front panel. The SX-28 syndrome still applies, but I can see all of them. Once I got things on the K3 set up, I rarely hit the menus. Likewise with my K2.
Contrast to my IC-2300H in the truck where practically everything of value is buried in a menu I forget how to find, or what the choices mean when I do find them.
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