It has always been interesting to me that the really 'top performance' receivers are not only homebrew, but include very few 'bells and whistles' and enjoy a simplistic set of front panel controls. Of course, each builder has a choice of his favorite controls to bring out to the front panel.
There are several buttons on my K2 that are rarely (if ever) used - for instance, I never use RIT and XIT since split operation is available. Each of us does have our own operating preferences and will use that 'set of buttons' particular to our own style - some will be happy with the set available, others may want their faorite functions available, 'you can't please everyone all the time'. Such compromise decisions is what good design is all about - I for one am quite pleased with Wayne's design decisions for the K2, although it would have been nice to have the Gain Controls available for change via program control so I could create my favorite set of buttons and controls on a computer screen. 73, Don W3FPR -----Original Message----- ... and whose front panel resembled the flight deck of the Space Shuttle. Its price is astronomical. After playing and looking at the circuit diagrams I believe that many of its front panel controls are 'window dressing'. Perhaps in some cases the development budget had been spent and the circuits could not be refined, so it was easier to have the user do the tweaking. ... -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.7.1/348 - Release Date: 5/25/2006 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
