Ted, I think the chance of success with this change is pretty high, precisely because you *won't* have to be looking at the radio. A complete rewrite of the VFO A or B display on key-down is going to be very noticeable even with peripheral vision.
Wayne N6KR On Feb 18, 2015, at 9:54 AM, Ted Roycraft <[email protected]> wrote: > This sounds like a harmless change and might even do some good. I wish there > were a good way to measure its effect, however, because I'm betting it won't > make a bit of difference in errors in using split. You have to look at the > K3 display for it to be effective and I believe that is the root cause of the > problem. People don't pay attention. At least with this change, Elecraft > will have done just about all it can reasonably do and we'll see if we ever > have this discussion again in the future. > > 73, Ted, W2ZK > > On 2/18/2015 12:36 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: >> Mike Reublin NF4L wrote: >> >>> If I forget to put on a belt or suspenders, maybe there could be a sensor >>> at the door that would staple my pants to my waist. >> Of course not. But consider two companies that make pants. One company's >> pants emit a discrete audible warning as you approach the front door if >> you've forgotten to put on a belt or suspenders. The other company's pants >> do not have this feature, resulting in giggles from passersby as your pants >> slip to the ground as you exit the building. Oh, and there's a TV van >> filming you from across the street. A crowd gathers, chanting "UP! UP!" >> >> Assuming the difference in cost is negligible, which company's pants would >> you buy? >> >> Another example. There's a company that makes table saws that will detect >> the presence of skin contacting the blade and immediately stop. (This is a >> real product.) Everyone else's table saw will happily amputate your finger. >> Which would you want? Suppose your son or daughter were using the saw, too? >> The saw with skin conductivity detection does cost considerably more. But >> OTOH, until this saw was invented, about half of all carpenters, as well as >> their immediate family members and pets, were missing at least one digit. >> >> My point is that everyone, even experts, make mistakes. In some cases a >> simple change can prevent most of them, most of the time. It may be worth >> the trouble. >> >> I want our radio to save our customers from embarrassment when possible. And >> at no additional charge. So, I'm going to implement the split/non-split text >> display for the next beta release. Those who don't need this >> feature--because they are well above average in awareness of state--can >> choose not to turn it on. >> >> (Until then, everyone, keep your pants on.) >> >> Wayne >> N6KR >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> Message delivered to [email protected] >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
