[Elecraft] Radio Displays

[Phil Hystad]

Please, not E-ink.  It needs ambient light so if you are mobiling at night with the lights out in your mobile vehicle then you will not see the e-ink display.  Also, e-ink is slow and in general, I think, the entire display must be updated to change anything which makes it a hassle for display of real-time events such as s-meter, SWR, power out, or even spectrum display. 

73, phil, K7PEH
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On May 9, 2012, at 2:17 PM, Arthur Burke <aburkefl at gmail.com> wrote:

> The same thing happens with my IC-7000. My next mobile rig is going to be
> an Elecraft KX3 - I would bet there's less chance there! I hope, I hope, I
> hope!
> 
> Art - N4PJ
> 
> 
> On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Bill Frantz <frantz at pwpconsult.com> wrote:
> 
>> I have installed a couple of radios in my cars (a Yaesu FTM-10
>> and an Icom 706). Both radio displays black out when I wear
>> polaroid sunglasses. (I have also noticed that the displays on
>> fuel station pumps black out.) It would be a good idea for
>> designers to consider sunglasses when designing radios for
>> mobile or portable use. I think the E-Ink technology
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eink> might be a good match for
>> radio displays.
>> 
>> Cheers - Bill, AE6JV
>> 
>> On 5/9/12 at 7:04, yo3gjc at yahoo.com (VE3GNO Daniel) wrote:
>> 
>>> I want to ring the bell to ham comunity abt new fancy radios with
>> LED/OLED displays.
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