This is mostly the "silly season" because the topic just keeps coming up .. over and over. And no one apparently has anything else to do in the summer. So obviously, there is a desire out there for a big huge box with everything anyone could possibly want in it among a few, many, all (-1). It may be perfectly reasonable. Seems to me to beg the point.
But by the time the committee design on the thing is done, it will require a GPS navigator with an associated 60" 1080p 3D screen to find all of the buttons and knobs on the front panel -- which, with all of the accessories requested to be included, including the stereo Klipsch Horn speakers for better audio will occupy a 7' tall 19" rack, or will be a niche product for hams with really really tiny hands that makes Belgian waffles complete with syrup out of the box. I'm personally quite happy there is an organization and a team driven by a clear set of objectives and design principles, and that this radio is not (mostly at least) a "design by Tuesday's reflector traffic". Really -- just wait a little while, and some of shore outfit will start selling yet another big radio, that will impress everyone, weigh a ton, be the best contest radio ever created, run no less than 3000W with no key down limit, be flat from 12-30,000 Hz, look the the Eniac, and be the radio that follows the "last and best" radio they'll ever make. And probably work pretty well, too. Grant/NQ5T On Aug 9, 2010, at 3:50 PM, Tom W8JI wrote: > Personal attacks against people, including name calling, are way out of > line. > > Some very good operators operate here, and they prefer radios without so > many multifunction knobs. > > It isn't because they are silly, whiners, or otherwise incompetent and there > is no reason at all to call names or personally attack anyone for making a > suggestion. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Ragle" <tpcj1...@crocker.com> > To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 2:50 PM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3 > > >> Apparently the summer silly season is upon us? The ergonomics of the K3 >> are just fine the way they are. If one wants a bigga box, write to >> Magnavox or some furniture manufacturer. I am an ancient and decrepit 77 >> years old with bad peripheral neuropathy and big fingers, and >> nevertheless have no trouble turning knobs or pushing buttons on the K3. >> Kudos to the designers of the machine, who took size into account along >> with operating specifications. I wonder how the whiners manage to type? >> Maybe they should ask for double-sized keyboards? My NSHO. >> >> John Ragle -- W1ZI >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
