Tuning in in the middle, but for my part, I’d much rather have multifunction knobs and buttons than menus buried in menus which are, in turn, buried in menus. I like that most of the menus on the Elecraft rigs are set once and forget. This makes me happy. And, unlike some manufacturers, Elecraft actually gives two craps about accessibility for blind operators. As someone or another has said, everything is a compromise some way, and I think the choices Elecraft has made in UI have been good ones, given other design criteria.
I can’t speak about the K3 at all, sorry. I have a K2 though, and also a KX3, and think both are excellent. Both in performance and ergonomics. -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Phone: (814) 860-3194 or (814) 431-0962 On Apr 3, 2014, at 11:05 AM, Phil Wheeler <w...@socal.rr.com> wrote: > I've been using Elecraft transceivers exclusively for 15 years (K2, now K3 as > primary base station), so my recent personal experience is limited. I have > heard it said that Elecraft approach of fewer buttons and knobs, with short > presses and long presses on the buttons, is less user-friendly than having > more buttons and knobs (the 50 lb FTdx-5000 appears to be festooned with > knobs and buttons). But beyond that I can't really comment: I'm happy with > the K3 ergonomics. I do get a bit confused by my KX3 at times, though -- more > by the differences between it and my K3 than anything else :-) > > 73, Phil W7OX > > On 4/3/14, 3:19 AM, Bill W2BLC wrote: >> In a post speaking to the Sherwood chart, it was said, "........too many >> people jump on one number to rate (rank) equipment and totally disregard >> things like ergonomics (If they didn't the K3 would be at the bottom of the >> list)." >> >> What is so bad about how the K3 is designed (ergonomics)? > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to bu...@brannan.name ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
