John,
While the K3 has a steep learning curve for the menu setup items, once
that is accomplished, it is easy for a guest operator to sit down in
front of the K3 and with only a brief introduction to "which does what",
he can successfully operate the K3. I have seen it happen several times
at Field Day.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 4/5/2014 2:26 PM, John Langdon wrote:
Pet Peeve Alert: A steep Learning curve is a good thing!
A steep learning curve means that you acquire each 'unit' of knowledge (the
"rise") in a short time (the "run"), which is good (rise/run = a large
number means you are gaining lots knowledge in a short time). A shallow
learning curve means that each unit of knowledge takes longer to acquire.
Steep in this context does not equal difficult, like climbing a hill! It's
just the opposite!
IMHO the K3 is about average in terms to difficulty of its learning curve.
The control layout is very logical, but it takes a while to get the right
"muscle memory" and get used to the press versus hold routine, and the long
hold for some functions. I found myself rapidly knowing what I wanted to do,
but still not rapidly finding the right control on the panel until I had
used it many times. Also, I find the menus are easy to access, but sometimes
it is hard to remember what setting does what you want to do, especially on
some of the involved options.
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