[Elecraft] Why Black

[Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft]

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> On Aug 31, 2018, at 8:53 PM, Gwen Patton <ardrhi at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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