[Elecraft] IC-7300 video - things to come

[Mark, KE6BB]

Re:   "I may have missed something in this discussion but I question what is different from using a touch screen or the buttons on the radio as we have now?"

On screen buttons activate as soon as it is touched.  Hardware buttons allow the finger to touch the button and give the brain an instant to verify that you have indeed touched the button you intended to touch, after which you can apply the pressure to activate it.   The difference is huge when your hands shake, or g-forces are moving them around.  THAT in a nutshell, is the difference between a touch screen and hardware buttons.

Mark,
ars:  KE6BB 
Slowly writing this on my phone touch screen...not fun at all.