Everyone is entitled to their opinion, of course, and personally I like the existing K3/K3s display and its reduced power consumption, and fewer worries about RFI. The K3 is very power efficient, and that would be lost with a larger color display.
The K3 is MUCH smaller/lighter than other big desk radios, something else I like very much, which is part of its appeal for so many DXpeditions. Those big screen color radios simply don't show up in those environments. It isn't my company, but I hope Elecraft keeps spending their engineering resources on functionality rather than bling. 73, Bob, WB4SON On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 6:44 PM, Buddy Brannan <bu...@brannan.name> wrote: > Huh. Maybe it isn't a sighted thing that I just wouldn't understand after > all. Or else Ken is an honorary blind guy. ... > > -- > Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA > Phone: 814-860-3194 > Mobile: 814-431-0962 > Email: bu...@brannan.name > > > > > > On May 30, 2017, at 6:37 PM, Ken K6MR <k...@outlook.com> wrote: > > > > And now for something completely different (regarding K3/P3 displays): > > Since I rarely look at the radio display when operating, I don’t > need/want fancy colors/fonts/graphics. All I need is Info that is easy to > read when I need it. Same for the P3. Give me what I need with a minimum > of fuss. Also easy to focus on after many hours without sleep. > > And please: no touch screens. The last thing I need is a bunch of > greasy fingerprints all over the display. And I need my hands to stay on > the keyboard(s). Minimal motion and all that stuff. > > And the same can be said for P3 mouse point and click. This is radio, > not a video game. > > And now back to your regular conversation…. ;^) > > > > Ken K6MR > > > > From: Phil Hystad<mailto:phys...@mac.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 3:18 PM > > To: Thom<mailto:k...@ki8w.com> > > Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net<mailto:elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Display is Dated... > > > > Besides my K3 & P3, I also have an Icom IC-7300. The touch color > display of the IC-7300 is essentially the same size as the P3 and I think > the P3 is a little tiny bit larger of maybe 1/8th inch larger diagonal > measure. The information on the IC-7300 is basically the same as the combo > of the K3 and P3 although different display options (mostly on the 7300) > makes this a dubious comparison. > > > > But, I think that the entire P3 display could be used as a full K3+P3 > display however I am betting that all the information necessary to drive > the K3 display is not available to the P3 and not practical to create an > interface to handle it. > > > > My two-bits on the matter. > > > > 73, phil, K7PEH > > > > > >> On May 30, 2017, at 2:59 PM, Thom <k...@ki8w.com> wrote: > >> > >> I was turning the knob on a K3S at Dayton and thought to myself...this > looks like the display on my 10 year old Kenwood TS-570D. Come to think of > it maybe Kenwood needs to update the displays on most of there radios too. > >> > >> 73 > >> > >> Thom KI8W > >> > >> > >> > >> On 5/30/2017 17:36, ke9uw wrote: > >>> I was wondering if the K3 display could be replaced by an updated > display, > >>> one that looks like the ones on the newest rigs from Japan. Could it be > >>> displayed on the monitor connected to the svga on P3? Just wondering :) > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ----- > >>> Chuck, KE9UW > >>> -- > >>> View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2. > nabble.com/K3-Display-is-Dated-tp7631264.html > >>> Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >>> ______________________________________________________________ > >>> 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 k...@ki8w.com > >> > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> 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 phys...@mac.com > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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 k...@outlook.com > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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 wb4...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ 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
