[Elecraft] Why Black

[Gwen Patton]

The issue I have with black items is that EVERYTHING is black these days.
Cables are black. Cases are black. Bags are black. Boxes are black.
Microphones are black. Handhelds are black (except for Baofeng :P). Rubber
duckies are black. When you get a pile of black things it's impossible to
find one SPECIFIC shapeless black object among them. Thankfully someone got
the idea regarding USB cables, and now they're starting to make them in
more visible colors. I'd be able to find the nice bright electric green USB
cable, if I could only find the shapeless black bag I put it in because the
bag came with the package of cables...

73,
Gwen NG3P

On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 7:18 PM <kstover at ac0h.net> wrote:

> For those of us who are visually challenged black on anything is very
> tough.
> The one exception to the rule is computer screens. A black or dark
> background with light text really helps with the eye strain.
> I think Elecraft should seriously consider changing the color of the
> display. Orange background with black text isn't high contrast enough. A
> black background ala just about everybody else makes the radio easier to
> see.
>
> R. Kevin Stover    AC0H
>
> ARRL, FISTS, SKCC, NAQCC.
> "If it doesn't work the first time you push the button it won't work the
> 20th.Just stop."
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net>
> On
> Behalf Of Bill Frantz
> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2018 8:45 AM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] Why Black
>
> On 8/30/18 at 5:31 AM, glcazzola at alice.it (IK4EWX) wrote:
>
> >... Here the problem is the black face of KPOD.
>
> I have had problems reading the labels on my K3 in dark rooms and tents. I
> wonder why most radio available today are black. In the old days, the
> Collins and Heathkit radios weren't black. It would seem that black letters
> on a light background would be more visible under low light conditions. It
> would also liven up the shack.
>
> 73 Bill AE6JV
>
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