[Elecraft] didn't make myself very clear :(

[Phil Hystad]

>> In the meantime we will just have to make do…

I think “…just have to make do…” with Elecraft gear is just about the best you can have with ham radio. :-)

As far as single button per function on an Elecraft type radio but using “boat anchor form factor” would result in
a radio with at least a 1000 buttons and dials on it.  You would need a very physically large front panel of your boat anchor form factor radio to support all that.  In this modern age of radios, I think that menus and multi-function buttons and dials is the only way to go.

Besides, I have my last boat anchor receiver, (HQ-170A) that if I don’t find a buyer, I may just give it away to
the good will in order to make room in the ham shack.  I got rid of all other boat anchor equipment already.  Definitely not worth the space it takes up.

73, phil, K7PEH



> On Nov 20, 2015, at 9:10 AM, Phil Wheeler <w7ox at socal.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> "I have found I like simplicity!": In this hobby, these days -- and on this email list?  Surely you jest, Darrell ;-)
> 
> 73, Phil W7OX
> 
> On 11/20/15 8:50 AM, Darrell Bellerive VE7IU wrote:
>> No, it is not perfect. There was a time when I would have loved to spend my time playing with each and every parameter to get things just as I want them. To tweak the settings to pull out that weak station in the midst of the giants. But not anymore. I have found I like simplicity!
>> 
>> Don't get me wrong, I think the K3S is most likely the best preforming, most configurable, and best supported radio ever made. But I would love to have this level of performance in a boat anchor form factor. No menus. One function per control, no pushbuttons - only toggle or rotary switches, a single knob for each control, no concentric knobs, no turn around and around forever controls (they need stops), etc. Where the operating manual can be summarized on a single page and reference every function of the radio.
>> 
>> And if radios are so smart now, why don't they configure themselves dynamically? Tune in a station plagued by QRM, the radio automatically adjusts bandwidth, notch, AGC, etc to give the clearest possible signal. If there is noise, the radio detects the noise and automatically switches in a noise blanker and/or noise reduction and optimizes it for the type of noise and the signal received.
>> 
>> And how about self-healing and field serviceable? The radio detects a hardware fault and seamlessly switches to a backup component. The radio then sends a message about the fault to the service centre and a technician is dispatched to service your radio, in your shack, at your convenience.
>> 
>> Now that is closer to perfect. :-) Eric and Wayne, care to take on these objectives for the K4?
>> 
>> In the meantime we will just have to make do...
>> 
>> 73, Darrell VE7IU
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 15-11-20 04:05 AM, Bill wrote:
>>> The K3 is the perfect rig for everyone. Why do I say everyone? Simple, there are so many menu choices/settings that can be made - that the rig becomes customized to each individual. In other words, the K3 offers so much user versatility that it amounts to thousands of individual K3 rigs that are all different. I doubt if there are too many out there that are identical.
>>> 
>>> The K3 is a tinkering ham's dream. So many changes can be made - none with a soldering iron or tuning wand in hand.
>>> 
>>> Saving settings to computer files is a great idea, however, I have found nothing that beats keeping good notes. That way you will not reinvent the wheel some day down the road. Good notes will also rescue you from the fire of "something went wrong."
>>> 
>>> Bill W2BLC K3-Line
>>> 
>>> 
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