We agree. But the transition from one essentially modern radio to another, is still mostly a matter of figuring out what each control does, where it is, how to read the display, and where to connect the antenna. The exception I’d make is that if you gave a recently minted ham (or not) a Globe Champion 300 or even a Globe Scout he’d likely be completely mystified, and wonder where the RS-232 interface and keyer speed control was. THAT might take some training videos, or at least an elmer :-)
Grant NQ5T > On Aug 5, 2020, at 2:22 PM, Jim Brown <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote: > > On 8/5/2020 10:40 AM, Grant Youngman wrote: >> It seems to me that if you need training classes or training videos to >> effectively use a radio, then that’s a problem — either with the radio’s >> owner (and I mean no disrespect to anyone) or with the radio. > > I agree, but with this caveat. Each radio mfr has developed their user > interface over decades, and each is different from the other to varying > degrees. In this century, I've owned Ten Tec, Kenwood, ICOM, and Yaesu. > Before that, Hallicrafters, Hammerlund, Heathkit, Drake, and WII surplus gear. > > My first Elecraft rig was a K2, bought used in 2003, and I upgraded to a K3 > in 2008. User interface between those Elecraft radios, and then to the KX3, > has maintained the same logic. In every case, RTFM, combined with > understanding how radios work, has been all I've needed. > > 73, Jim K9YC > ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 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
