[Elecraft] New Elecraft rigs...

[Simon Brown (HB9DRV)]

Indeed - I have a K3 on order and would pay $1,000 more for a nice 19" big 
panel. Same as we have now, just bigger. Bigger buttons, bigger labels, nice 
4" tuning knob (like the FTDX-9000).

The age profile of Hams who can afford new radios must show that we're 
suffering from the age-related problems such as poor eyesight, less flexible 
fingers and easy confusion when presented with lots of small buttons (one 
reason why I like my TS-480SAT).

So - for me the K4 would be the K3 in a bigger box with maybe a nice big 
speaker and 10W audio amp. I don't need a panoramic display there - nice but 
not essential as I would plug a 19" monitor into the radio / panoramic 
display unit anyway.

An example of a nice clean layout in a big radio is the up-coming ICOM 
IC-7700, much better than the overloaded IC-7800 front panel as the IC-7700 
doesn't have to cope with dual receivers.

Bottom line I guess - I don't want to wear my reading glasses to use the K3. 
Got to find the glasses first which always takes 10 minutes.

Simon Brown, HB9DRV

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles Harpole" <k4vud at hotmail.com>


> Face it, MOST operators like a large front panel.