[Elecraft] K3 on 40 meters

[Edward R Cole]

Dave,

Going to snip your comments to keep this brief (I hope).  Subject 
line is not even close - but oh well!

Having been a technical writer for the aerospace industry 
(electronics), this is very close subject.  Its a challenge to use 
font and emphasis when one wants certain text to stand out and be noticed
Warning! Aux Ant

I hope the reflector will show the increased font size and color.
I would say that web designers and media artists and advertising 
specialist deal with this issue.

I've tried to keep this in mind when putting together technical 
presentations (power-point).  I have seen fancy wall paper used on 
the background and use of color combo's that ruined perfectly 
interesting papers.

I just had a eyesight test for new glasses and was told of early 
onset of macular degeneration (age 70) which was not welcome news, as 
I still like doing surface-mount construction.  So I am sympathetic 
to your vision issues.

I would think/suggest that computerized control panel software might 
be a solution if one can modify the display fonts (the designer adds 
change of font size in the set up menu).  With our advancing age of 
hams this might be more than a nicety?

I am always running into configuration errors with my complicated 
station - too many cables and switches that need setting correctly.

So far I have not had trouble reading the screen for either the K3 or 
KX3, but as complex as these radios are, one should suspect "pilot 
error" before suspecting failure of the radio or station hardware.

73, Ed - KL7UW


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Hi All,

If there is a downside to the K3's size, the problem described in this
thread demonstrates that.  The rig is small, and so is the display.  So,
some of the displayed info gets overlooked easily.  Still, there is a lot of
info shown on the display, but much of it is in "fine print"!  Which antenna
you are using is one of those small print items.  Or, maybe it's just that
the info as to the antenna in use gets lost amid all the other info being
displayed!!!  Since my eyesight is slowly but surely going south on me, I
tend to suffer from the small print issue--at least on occasion.  In any
event, I've committed the same "sin" as Fred did, and more than once.  Most
recently was when I was hearing about all sorts of activity on 6 meters, but
I was hearing none.  That went on for days until I realized I was listening
on "no antenna"!  Ask me how dumb I felt when I finally realized my error!



73, Ed - KL7UW
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