Adding $100 or more to add a touchscreen ui to a radio provides very little value in my view, is silly. The radio cost to value ratio is very low (meaning the value is high). The only exception I can see would be integrating the P3 as an option (hopefully enhancing with a micro computer/ssd for logging, digital, extended macros...etc, basically what I'm doing now with a raspberry pi).
So that is if the cost is comparable to getting the P3. Without the features of the P3 integrated; who changes settings so often that the included programmable macro buttons aren't enough? On June 5, 2016 4:35:26 PM EDT, John <jkra...@iafrica.com> wrote: >Ha, Elecraft needs to progress at some stage, or get left behind. > >Touch screen UI is and has been extensively used - 3 billion touch >screen smart phones >out there, 1.2 billion touch screen tablets. I can see you all reaching >for your keyboards >to protest that phones and tablets are not the same thing. Well, touch >screen UI have >also moved over to commercial products, the military and airline pilots >also use touch screen >UI communication devices. If they are good enough to be used on >commercial aircraft >and in military applications, then it sure is good enough for ham >radio. >Touch screen UI panels having become so prolific, that they have >dropped the cost enormously, >resolution is picture sharp and reliability is extremely good. >Touch screens have huge potential, and almost unlimited versatility. If >you need more knobs >or buttons on your rig, due to new features having been added……no >problem with a touch screen. >Just a firmware update to add a knob, button, slider or meter onto the >screen. >The problem with conventional rigs, is you run out of physical knobs >and buttons when features >are added to the radio. I see this in my KX3 - some knobs have three >functions, and to try and >remember what each knobs second or third function does, becomes >difficult. > >Food for thought :-) > >73 >John > > > > >On 5 Jun 2016, at 10:13 PM, Amateur Radio Operator N5GE <n...@n5ge.com> >wrote: > >Don, > >I suspect that having redesigned a rig with touch screen >capability the manufacturer would, in a short period of time realize >the error of their ways. Hopfully they would still have enough >capital to revert to the original design and fire the person >responsible for the change. > >On Sun, 5 Jun 2016 15:37:42 -0400, you wrote: > >> Lynn, >> >> Please tell us how a touchscreen interface can enhance usability for >> blind operators. >> Elecraft has made a commitment for such usability for all their >radios >> with those blind operators particularly in mind. >> A GUI interface means nothing to those who cannot see it. >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> >> On 6/5/2016 3:16 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT wrote: >>> A radio with only physical knobs and buttons severely limits future >>> upgradability, and leads to crazy button combinations to turn things > >>> on and off that weren't even a dream when the radio was originally >>> released. >>> >>> Touch screens may not be always convenient, but they're much more >>> flexible than a silk-screened metal panel. >>> >>> I realize that knobs and buttons are a religion for some, but it's >>> really time to lighten up, folks. >>> >>> Either that or for Elecraft to release a rig with a whole bunch of >>> "empty" buttons and sell stickers to update the front panel when the > >>> firmware grows to need them. >>> >>> On 6/5/2016 10:18 AM, Buddy Brannan wrote: >>>> Also, can we pllease, for the love of all that is holy, not do the >>>> touch screen GUI? 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