[Elecraft] OT: Kenwood's new rig?

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

THe link given http://www.cqdx.ru/ham/new-equipment/ts-990_picture/
gives you a reasonable picture, click the picture and it's its possible to see individual controls.
On a Mac, you can ctrl-scroll to increase the magnification of the screen by significant amounts - I can not only see each function, but can read light blue and grey text on the display and each mark on the meter.

I counted 'double-pots' concentric knobs as two controls, but that only added 11 controls.

73 de David, M0XDF



On 9 May 2012, at 22:27, Jim Lowman wrote:

> I've been a knob, switch and button junkie from an early age,
> but cannot fathom how there could be 140 controls on an
> amateur transceiver.  Not disputing your count, David, but
> I'd like to see a larger version of a photo of the front panel
> so that the function of each control can be identified.
> 
> Certainly, that's more controls than on a commercial
> broadcast transmitter.  In fact, the only piece of electronic
> gear that I can recall working on that had more adjustments
> was one channel of a redundant air traffic control radar
> system, with about 200.  That was in my Air Force days,
> circa 1971-75, before solid-state replacements and
> computer interfaces took over.
> 
> 73 de Jim - AD6CW
> 
> On 5/9/2012 2:59 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
>> I had to count the controls 4 times! I 'think' there are 140 individual controls on there - and that’s before we get to the menus !!!!
>> 
>> There used to be a Phillips ad on UK TV, where the buyer was only interest in the stereo system if it had lots of 'Functions' !
>> 
>> 73 de David, M0XDF