[Elecraft] K3 Display is Dated...

Tue May 30 19:45:48 EDT 2017

I have low vision.

The absolute worst thing you could do is to change the K3S display.
I need high contrast either a black background and light text or a light 
background and dark text. The K3S's background is light yellow and it 
has black text.

Color displays sure are pretty but normal size text and characters wash 
out. I have special software on this computer that magnifies the screen 
so I can read it. I also run a high contrast theme.

On 5/30/2017 5:44 PM, Buddy Brannan wrote:
> Huh. Maybe it isn't a sighted thing that I just wouldn't understand after all. Or else Ken is an honorary blind guy. ...
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>> On May 30, 2017, at 6:37 PM, Ken K6MR <k6mr at outlook.com> wrote:
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>> 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
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>> 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...
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> My two-bits on the matter.
>>
>> 73, phil, K7PEH
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>>> On May 30, 2017, at 2:59 PM, Thom <ki8w at ki8w.com> wrote:
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>>> 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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