[Elecraft] Icom IC-7300

[Brian Denley]

I'm with Chris.  I like knobs too but touch screens are here to stay.

Brian 
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> On Sep 3, 2015, at 9:57 AM, Chris Hallinan <challinan at gmail.com> 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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