I would say because the display can be used for lots more then JUST a band scope. The band scope is most useful in AM mode that I operate frequently, a bit harder to read when using ssb and cw maybe...but it can tell you if a band has any signals on it at a glance.
If you remember, you could punch the menu button and get listings and displays of the options and their settings, like 25 things on one screen. That's sort nice to have. I think it can make a radio simple to learn and operate if its done right. I don't think I ever needed to open the manual when using the 756 pro. I would need to with the K2, and likely would with the K3. In my industry, we seem to have two types of equipment, one with multi menus, and one with buttons. One particular piece of test equipment I hated was a phoenix? that had a screen, 4 arrow buttons and an enter button. It also had about 5000 menu and sub menu locations, all unknown unless you searched using the arrows and enter buttons. Whoever designed that should have been fired. They should have used the screen to display gobs of info and menu choices, with buttons to select things. Instead they just displayed the one menu spot you were at. Hey, except for the K2, all my gear is home brew tube stuff, so I don't need modern gizmo's but I DID find the big display very useful and nice to have. Besides the user interface and band scope, the 756 pro was a poor performer though... Brett N2DTS > > I had a 756PRO years ago which I sold after I got the K2. The band > scope was a nice toy, but I really didn't miss it. It made no > difference to my signal at the other end, and it didn't help me copy > people better either. As for helping to spot activity on a dead band, > well, the K2 has a nice scanning feature that will do that and you > don't even have to be in the same room to be alerted by it. I guess > the K3 has something similar (perhaps you will even be able to program > in the computer birdies so it doesn't stop on them?) > > I'm not saying those who want a band scope shouldn't have one, but why > does it have to be an integral part of the radio? An external option > is a much better idea. I might even buy one myself in a few years time > if I have money burning a hole in my pocket after I've filled up the > K3 with filters. Better than having a radio with too many empty holes > for options you don't want or can't afford, right from the start. > > -- > Julian, G4ILO K2 s/n: 392 K3 s/n: ??? > G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.com > Ham-Directory: www.ham-directory.com > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
