[Elecraft] Linear thoughts

[Ed Muns]

All of them.  It's not a question of assigning a "value" to each button to
determine which is more important to be visible.  Those choices will vary
with user anyway.  Some users like the band buttons on the KPA500 to change
bands on their K-Line.

When operating, I can distract myself from DXing or contesting for a few
seconds to stare at the front panel of the KPA500 and find the button I'm
looking for.  I'd rather be able to spot the desired button out of the
corner of my eye without losing operation focus.  Contrasting button colors
support that use case.

Ed W0YK
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John KK9A asked:

What buttons are you using besides ON and maybe OPER/STBY?

John KK9A


From: Ed Muns ed at w0yk.com 
Sat Mar 18 14:25:12 EDT 2017

Based on the excellent KPA500 design, augmented by user experience, and the
added comments to Eric's question below, I'm confident Elecraft can define
another great product if they so choose.

My request is that the button colors be more functional than they are on the
KPA500.  "Black on Black" is aesthetically very cool in a well-lit
environment, but functionally very poor in most actual operational
environments.  Some of us have replaced the KPA500 button caps with gray and
other colors like on the K3, so we can find the buttons more readily.