[Elecraft] New product idea for Elecraft...?

[Kevin der Kinderen]

Wow. Was this some sort of allergic reaction to someone else's opinion?
They make a drug for that.

Now that 70 lb rigs are declared only suitable for people with an
inferiority complex we can all relax in front of our HW-8s knowing that
anyone with a bigger rig doesn't match up to us in areas that really count.

73,
Kev K4VD
K4VD Club #1


On Sat, Sep 30, 2017 at 3:10 PM, Kevin Stover, AC0H <kstover at ac0h.net>
wrote:

> Totally agree Bob.
>
> It's the "Real Radio Man" arrogance that kicks in with a new radio.
>
> As for the button/knobs vs. menu's argument, what is the difference
> between a button or knob on the face of the rig that gets adjusted once and
> never touched again and a making the same change with a menu?
>
> There is no difference in functionality.
>
> Maybe it's that the higher button and knob count increases the machismo?
> "I, a Real Radio Man, can operate this radio that looks like a 707 cockpit"
> (caveman grunting and chest thumping ensues), and it will really impress
> the neighbors.
>
> Possibly people don't know how to set the rig up and have to fiddle with
> it continuously? Knobs and buttons do make fiddling easier. They do not
> change the fact that you do not know the radio or how to set it up.
>
> The days of the 70lb Samsonite sized rig with 100+ knobs and buttons
> (TS-990S) are over Real Radio Men.
>
>
>
> On 9/28/2017 4:35 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:
>
>> One other point is the hams mentality ;   "I've operated hundreds of ham
>> radios and I know how this one works".  HA!   Better read the dang manual
>> two or three times.   Also the Fred Cady, KE7X has a wealth of information
>> not included in the standard Elecraft K3S Owner's Manual.
>>
>> Regarding manuals, I've often thought when a person orders a new radio,
>> the manual should be shipped some 2 or 3 weeks to the buyer in advance,
>> before the radio ships.  Perhaps this would encourage one to learn a bit
>> more about the radio, as opposed to taking it out of the box, connecting a
>> few cables and start turning knobs and pushing buttons.  Then they
>> exclaim:  "uh, where did I put that manual because this dang thing doesn't
>> work."
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Bob, K4TAX
>>
>
>
>>>
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> --
> R. Kevin Stover    AC0H
> FISTS #11993
> SKCC #215
> NAQCC #3441
> ARRL
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