Toby Pennington wrote: > Strong points for the K3, lighter weight, easy to ship, repairs are not > expensive, and can be done in the field on occasion. Great > performance.......also a great rig for portable operation. The only > negative is the user interface which is not really that great when compared > to the competition. Some will take me to task for this comment, but I feel > it is warranted. > The user interface is fine for portability, but I would agree that many more functions could be mapped out on the front panel, ie. dedicated sub-RX controls (bandwidth, preamp/att, etc.), dual S-meters, larger LCD so VFO B freq. stays put and text feedback displayed elsewhere. More generous spacing of controls would be a big plus also. I know it was mentioned that there were no plans for a K4, etc., something to the effect of protecting K3 owners investment, but I would think an upgrade kit with a larger case, front panel, et.al., to bring the ergonomics up to "desktop" standards would be considered. There would be no need to replace the internals, other than maybe front panel board, interfacing to exiting MPU, etc. Perhaps even enough empty space left in the new case for an internal PS.
73 - Eric NO3M ______________________________________________________________ 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
