> Personally I'm surrounded and use fancy tech all day long. When it's time to > get on the air I want simple, straight up, and reliable.
DITTO! 73, phil, K7PEH > On Sep 3, 2015, at 7:13 AM, Jerry Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > > Since we're adding our $0.02 I'll add mine as a "soon to be K3S owner". > 1. Simple and efficient interface was part of my decision. > 2. Although the rig lacks band switches, it has function buttons that > support limited macro's to set band/mode/other which fits 99.99% needs for > anyone who will RTFM and utilize it. > 3. While integrating the P3 would be nice it adds $700 to an already premium > feature /cost rig. I'm purchasing incrementally so I'd find it unacceptable > to have a large blank space on my radio if /until I decided to purchase the > P3. > 4. My background is Electronics/Computers and I currently work as a Systems > Analyst ($4 dollar way of saying really high level support engineer). > "Modern" isn't always better in my view. There are MANY more modern looking > rigs that don't perform at the level of the K3S in my opinion. I'd rather > put $4 into performance, support, and upgradability, than $2 into > pretty/modern looking. The point being the more complex the system the more > likely to fail and higher expense. > > > Here's a crazy idea if you want modern with touch screen. Get a > tablet(windows) with rig control software. That will give you the bleeding > edge technology with full touch screen control. > > Personally I'm surrounded and use fancy tech all day long. When it's time to > get on the air I want simple, straight up, and reliable. > > Not intentionally bashing anyone. Just my $0.02. > > Jer > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris > Hallinan > Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2015 9:57 AM > To: John Fritze > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Icom IC-7300 > > I'll add my $0.02. I'm not a huge fan of touch screen for the same reasons > John mentions. However, I would surely welcome a more modern color screen > on my K3. Maybe even a few programmable touch buttons in a similar fashion > to the buttons across the bottom of the P3. > > Hey, we all bought into the Elecraft performance story, and voted with our > dollars. But who wouldn't want a more modern look and feel, which by > definition means a color graphics screen. That sentiment has been echoed > before on this list, and I'm a newbie here, less than a year. > > Here's a crazy idea: Take the P3 display and put it into the K3. And then I > wouldn't have to purchase a separate unit just for a panadapter. I bet I'm > not alone when I say my operating space has much competition for prime > desktop real estate!!! The idea of a separate standalone panadapter is > pretty "old school" ;) What modern high performance rig doesn't have one > built in? Don't bash me on that, I voted with my $$$, I'm a proud K3/P3 > owner. But I can have a wish list, can't I? ;) > > -Chris > K1AY > > On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 9:06 AM, John Fritze <[email protected]> wrote: > >> While I think touch screen technology is neat, and perhaps faster, my >> main complaint is the screen is always filthy with finger oils. Yes I >> can wipe it off, but experience with an AVmap GPS, my Galaxy 5, an >> Ipad and a Windows 8,1 laptop tells me that touch screen is not always >> the best solution. I like my screens clear and clean because if sun >> or incandescent light hits at an angle it is difficult to read when full > of smudges. >> >> -- >> John Fritze Jr >> K2QY >> [email protected] >> ACACES president 2014 >> ARES ENY DEC Northern District >> Hudson Div. Asst. 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