[Elecraft] K3 & ADAT ADT-200A by HB9CBU

[Toby Deinhardt]

Hi Larry,

>> I have lots of experience with video editing suites, both traditional, and
>> high end workstation based systems. They each have their advantages, and I
>> haven't noticed any speed advantage for either when it comes to
>> post-production. When it comes to live production, however, buttons and
>> knobs win hands down IMO. 

The point is not so much *if* buttons, sliders, knobs and the like are 
better, but how the operating controls are arranged. For example, I 
would hate to think of doing a live edit of a sports event if everything 
is mounted a vertical plane.

Otoh, I was involved in a live sports magazine show, which was produced 
in a virtual studio - this would not have been possible without a 
context sensitive GUI on a computer screen.

For a contest situation I would like a little of both, especially if my 
hands do not have to "wander" around to operate various parts of the 
station and at the same time do the logging.

vy 73 de toby

PPS: Amazing how my innocent question whether the ADT-200A had been 
tested somewhere, has resulted in a wonderful thread dealing with many 
aspects of modern radio design...