A key consideration in the K-POD design was to minimize hand movements when working at a keyboard while contesting or chasing DX. The knob handles both VFO controls and the OFS while you get to choose which 16 K3 macros you need to launch with a tap or press on the K-POD switches.
73, Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Guy Olinger K2AV Sent: Sunday, June 5, 2016 6:28 PM To: Ron D'Eau Claire Cc: Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] New products For contesters, K Pod vs. touchscreen is matter of thousands of repetitive movements during a contest. And if one must move one's hands away from a keyboard, what movement is the most accurate time after time, and is there a resting spot for the base of the hand to support the weight of the arm so that is not on the arm muscles the entire time. There is a strip of desk between me and my left-handed trackball, my left and right hand keyboard and right hand keyer paddle to rest wrist or hand so my arms do not get so tired. I have arms on my chair which support my elbows at desk height. That means going qso to qso without repetitive effort to raise my arms. I can get to everything qso-to qso repetitive with horizontal arc, supported side-to-side movement. The touch screen implementations I have seen involve raising arms and free, unsupported touching well above the desk surface. Hand and arm musculature must be accurate to accomplish tasks. The KPod is possibly a replacement for the seven far right columns of keys on my Logitech K750 solar wireless keyboard. That being the case, one of the "mini" keyboards would do and the KPod fit in the vacated space. I will be reading about the KPod carefully now, and thinking. It's tempting. 73, Guy K2AV ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
