[Elecraft] Is there a K4 on the horizon? Car radio

[Dick Dickinson]

For mobile use, I like a head that is mountable on the steering wheel
column.  My current setup allows me to view the display with minimal eye
diversion.  Controls can be accessed through the open upper portion of the
steering wheel.  

 

 

Dick - KA5KKT

 

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The user interface of VHF mobiles does need to be improved "back to the 

1940s" for safety so that basic functions are completely tactile - 

without need to look at the radio. My Metrum II was mounted under the 

driver's seat and could be fully controlled without taking my eyes off 

the road. This would also be popular with blind operators, perhaps as an 

accessory for their autonomous vehicle. <grin>

 

73 Paul N6LL

 

On 3/31/2015 5:18 PM, Bill Frantz wrote:

> If Elecraft makes a car radio, and I would definitely interested in 

> replacing my IC-706, I hope it follows the lead of car entertainment 

> radios going back to the 1940s and has single button tuning for at 

> least 5 presets. If it is like the more modern radios, it may have 

> both push and hold tuning for each button. A serious attack on driver 

> distraction with ham mobile radios would be a very valuable feature.

> 

> Another nice feature for a mobile rig is automatic tuning for 

> screwdriver antennas.

> 

> 73 Bill AE6JV