When this discussion reappeared so did the knot in my stomach! Surely
no one thinks that the ideas being exchanged are too difficult or
subtle to be understood! I know of no graphical user interface that
couldn't stand to be improved in some way. But I also know that what
I might consider an improvement would be thought silly by many others.
I felt that the big bare space on the front panel of the 5000 needed
some improvement from a purely appearance point of view so I added a
knob. Mine doesn't do anything but surely competent people like
flexers could create functional knobs.
Make an old guy happy and start a thread discussing technical topics.
Some of the points of that new review from the mother country for
example!
I do know one thing: if it wasn't for the Flex Radio products I would
have given up ham radio as a retirement hobby. Excitement is a good
word....
73
Lee K9WRU
Quoting Jim Barber <[email protected]>:
I feel both a well-designed Windows GUI *and* a set of ka-nobs (as we
call them out here in antediluvian-land) would be ideal.
I fully agree with the prior statement that the Flex radio is like
having a lab-grade spectrum analyzer, but I part company when that
statement is then given as an argument for not needing knobs.
I don't WANT to have to look at/focus on the radio display to adjust the
volume, and sometimes I LIKE leaning back in the chair and spinning the
knob. (oops, make that ka-nob)
So: mutter under your breath about we unenlightened ones if you must,
but consider the remote possibility that we really do fully understand
the argument and frankly don't buy it. I've been down this road before
with studio consoles and guess what? Those that use them day-after-day
for decades (and can afford it) usually opt to purchase the outboard
control surfaces *in addition to* the well-designed Windows user
interfaces. Does that qualify me for "double-antediluvian"?
This is not a particularly new or unique discussion.
(BTW: My HP/Agilent analyzer has both ka-nobs and computer interface, so
I'm not sure why I quoted that example myself...)
My .02,
--jim
Jim Barber, N7CXI
FireBrick wrote:
> Click tuning is fine.
> Using the mouse to control vfo is fine
>
> As long as your only doing one thing at a time.
>
> In heavy contesting or competitive dxing, where speed, accurate signal
> placement, and transmitting the proper message all at the same time.
> You need two hands and one set of eyes.
>
> In this case, a knob, or dedicated vfo control device such as the
> 'Navigator' or Sami's Hotwheels is essential.
>
> Please note I said 'dedicated' my Griffin didn't give me the
> speed/accuracy/versatility I needed.
>
>
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