[Elecraft] K3 Display is Dated...

[Ken K6MR]

And now for something completely different (regarding K3/P3 displays):
Since I rarely look at the radio display when operating, I don’t need/want fancy colors/fonts/graphics. All I need is Info that is easy to read when I need it. Same for the P3.  Give me what I need with a minimum of fuss.  Also easy to focus on after many hours without sleep.
And please: no touch screens.  The last thing I need is a bunch of greasy fingerprints all over the display.  And I need my hands to stay on the keyboard(s).  Minimal motion and all that stuff.
And the same can be said for P3 mouse point and click. This is radio, not a video game.
And now back to your regular conversation…. ;^)

Ken K6MR

From: Phil Hystad<mailto:phystad at mac.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 3:18 PM
To: Thom<mailto:ki8w at ki8w.com>
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net<mailto:elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Display is Dated...

Besides my K3 & P3, I also have an Icom IC-7300.  The touch color display of the IC-7300 is essentially the same size as the P3 and I think the P3 is a little tiny bit larger of maybe 1/8th inch larger diagonal measure.  The information on the IC-7300 is basically the same as the combo of the K3 and P3 although different display options (mostly on the 7300) makes this a dubious comparison.

But, I think that the entire P3 display could be used as a full K3+P3 display however I am betting that all the information necessary to drive the K3 display is not available to the P3 and not practical to create an interface to handle it.

My two-bits on the matter.

73, phil, K7PEH


> On May 30, 2017, at 2:59 PM, Thom <ki8w at ki8w.com> wrote:
>
> I was turning the knob on a K3S at Dayton and thought to myself...this looks like the display on my 10 year old Kenwood TS-570D.  Come to think of it maybe Kenwood needs to update the displays on most of there radios too.
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> 73
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> Thom KI8W
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> On 5/30/2017 17:36, ke9uw wrote:
>> I was wondering if the K3 display could be replaced by an updated display,
>> one that looks like the ones on the newest rigs from Japan. Could it be
>> displayed on the monitor connected to the svga on P3? Just wondering :)
>>
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