[Elecraft] K3 "operating scripts" vs. "operating tips"

[Simon Brown (HB9DRV)]

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" <gm3sek at ifwtech.co.uk>
>
> 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"!
>