[Elecraft] K4

[Jim Brown]

On 5/19/2018 9:38 AM, Martin Sole wrote:
> A better more up to date menu system that either removes or better, 
> handles the myriad un-intuitive selections. There are a number of menu 
> options which unless you have significant handbook familiarity lack 
> explanation about additional keypad presses. There are even some for 
> which software updates need to be consulted though that is a different 
> matter. Some menu choices could well be better homed as front panel 
> controls.

My experience is quite different. From the beginning (in 2008), I found 
the user interface very well thought out. Maybe that's because I started 
by RTFM.  Everything I need while operating is on the front panel. The 
menus are organized so that they are almost never needed during 
operation except to fix a setting that was wrong in the first place. I 
can't remember the last time I needed to go into menus for anything but 
setup with new outboard equipment.

My K3s replaced a pair of FT1000MPs. Everything about the K3 performance 
and user interface is far superior. AND the change freed up a LOT of 
space on my operating desk!

73, Jim K9YC