Don,
Agree. However, there is a need to update the "displays" for functions
that were shoe horned into the K3 well after the display was cast in
concrete.
Things like a flashing decimal point. What the heck does that mean?
There are about a dozen such "non-intuitive" displays which could
benefit from some more obvious icon.
It would also be nice if the DATA display would actually tell us which
K3 data mode is being used.
The chief beneficiaries would be people who use the K3 stand alone with
no computer. Logging programs generally solve the above problems.
73 de Brian/K3KO
On 5/31/2017 0:26 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
I have to agree, "the kiss principle" Keep is simple stupid - works
every time.
While 'glitsy' displays are pretty to watch, they often do not convey
relevant information, or that information is buried in the 'glitz' and
not easily recognized at a glance.
The K3, KX3, KX2 displays show the VFO frequency as the predominate
display with the VFO B as a slightly lesser predominance. Other
functions are indicated to tell you what is going on. Everything needed
is there.
I have to contrast that to some of the displays I see on my tablet. I
have to hunt around the display to find the item of interest.
Touchscreen - no thanks - I would need a stylus and not all stylus
touches produce the desired action (if my tablet is any example). That
uncertainty is not something I need in a radio.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 5/30/2017 8:08 PM, Roger Meadows wrote:
When I worked in industrial automation the graphics on the control
stations displays were getting fancier and fancier. The fancier they
got, the more cluttered than got. Then, the industry as a whole
started noting that more accidents were happening and missed alarms.
They, because the displays were to cutsie.
What then happened over the next few years and is standard now is very
plain graphics and displays so information does not get lost in the
clutter.
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