[Elecraft] IC-7300 video - things to come

[lstavenhagen]

Wayne and Eric are probably already aware of the competition and working on
their own responses, but to me the UI advances I personally like are:

- visual representations of the band: panadapters with spectrum displays,
waterfalls and the like
- being able to easily QSY to items of interest on the representation.
- get rid of the ghastly external computer.

In the old old days, the curmudgeonly command to "listen listen listen!"
meant endlessly scanning back and forth with the tuning knob. Which is
perfectly fine and that's how I do it with my rigs right now, but this is a
whole new technology that can supplement that with a visual counterpart like
"use your eyes!".

So what I like in the 7300 that I think Elecraft could think about moving
towards:
- integrated spectrum scope/screen, rather than an external device
- touch-screen operation for QSY, close examination of segments, etc. 

What I don't like and would hope Elecraft would avoid in a competing
solution:
- messy implementation with all these horrible buttons around the spectrum
scope.
- horrible buttons also respond to touch, making goofs and accidental misses
at the spectrum screen your usual iPad experience when you attempt to use an
iPad for something useful. Screens and rotating things going all over the
place, making a mess. Blech!

So one idea would be a regular knob operated UI for controlling the rig
itself and a separate spectrum screen on the side, for example, that
responds to both knobs and touch perhaps. That way, fat fingers won't
accidentally reset your rig into an unusable configuration like the iPad
interface, but you do have the touch-screen capability at the spectrum
scope, where fat fingers will do the least harm and skillful use will have
the most benefit.

Anyway, some of my ideas,

73,
LS
W5QD



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