[Elecraft] Icom IC-7300

[brian]

It is may be time to rethink the display.  The functionality added 
through the years has resulted in display of certain settings is pretty 
obscure (e.g. flashing decimal point is supposed to mean something)

The difficulty may be display size constraints.   Lacking a bigger 
display, it would mean even smaller letters et al.   That isn't a good 
idea.   Given the creativity of Elecraft engineers, perhaps the current 
display size could still work.

73 de Brian/K3KO



On 9/3/2015 13:57 PM, Chris Hallinan wrote:
> I'll add my $0.02.  I'm not a huge fan of touch screen for the same reasons
> John mentions.  However, I would surely welcome a more modern color screen
> on my K3.  Maybe even a few programmable touch buttons in a similar fashion
> to the buttons across the bottom of the P3.
>
> Hey, we all bought into the Elecraft performance story, and voted with our
> dollars.  But who wouldn't want a more modern look and feel, which by
> definition means a color graphics screen. That sentiment has been echoed
> before on this list, and I'm a newbie here, less than a year.
>
> Here's a crazy idea: Take the P3 display and put it into the K3.  And then
> I wouldn't have to purchase a separate unit just for a panadapter.  I bet
> I'm not alone when I say my operating space has much competition for prime
> desktop real estate!!!  The idea of a separate standalone panadapter is
> pretty "old school" ;)  What modern high performance rig doesn't have one
> built in?  Don't bash me on that, I voted with my $$$, I'm a proud K3/P3
> owner.  But I can have a wish list, can't I?  ;)
>
> -Chris
> K1AY
>
> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 9:06 AM, John Fritze <fritzejohn at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> While I think touch screen technology is neat, and perhaps faster, my main
>> complaint is the screen is always filthy with finger oils.  Yes I can wipe
>> it off, but experience with an AVmap GPS, my Galaxy 5, an Ipad and a
>> Windows 8,1 laptop tells me that touch screen is not always the best
>> solution.  I like my screens clear and clean because if sun or incandescent
>> light hits at an angle it is difficult to read when full of smudges.
>>
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