At the Friedrichshafen show I was talking to a few fellow members of the
terminally bewildered radio operators club (Last of the Summer Wine
candidates). Their input was:
1) Radios should have a simple and *large* interface.
2) Assuming good performance, usability is more important than price (all
children have left home, wives are radio-friendly, bank balances are
healthy).
3) None bought the K3 despite my recommendations, instead the IC-7700 was
purchased due to 1) above. The size of the radio was the deal killer.
4) Despite price all were drooling over the Hilberling PT-8000, I seriously
expect those who did not yet buy the IC-7700 to buy the Hilberling.
My opinion - radios should be big, mobile phones and tax demands should be
small.
Simon Brown, HB9DRV
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From: "Ian White GM3SEK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To be fair to Elecraft, that is how 21st-century radios behave.
The rigs we grew up with had "stay-put" controls because there was no
other choice. Going back to the same frequency, mode, antennas and PA
tuning that we had previously been using on a given band was a complex
ritual involving several different controls - some of which could cause
damage if incorrectly adjusted.
The K3 obviously *could* be programmed to emulate that behavior, so if
anyone really wants to go back there, by all means petition Wayne to
include it as a CONFIG option. We could call it "Century= mid20th".
But *please* leave the K3's default setting as "21st"!
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