Ah, "ruining the panel." That brings back memories of 1958 when the
railroad brought my new 102 inch CB whip to me along with a nice big
mount and spring. In those days I had no way to cut a hole in the
deck of my 1958 ford so I went to the dealer and asked that he do it.
He protested that such a foolish act would decrease the value of the
car. The hole was sawed. And I went on to drill a hole in the back
panel for an additional jack for my brand new HQ-180C and went right
into the band switch. So it should certainly not surprise anyone when,
without hesitation, I drilled into the front panel of the Flex5000A and
mounted a nice big knob. I see it simply as a parallel to a woman
with some clothes being more interesting than one without. I find
nothing wrong with the original PowerSDR display but it will be more
interesting if change is possible. Of course, I find the description
"skin" to be objectionable and would have preferred that the word be
used only by young "telephone types."
73
Lee K9WRU
Quoting EB4APL <eb4...@cembreros.jazztel.es>:
Bill,
I agree with you 100%. With the skins this radio is so upgradeable that
now you can even drill and repaint it as much as you like without the
risk of ruining the panel :-) .
73 de Ignacio, EB4APL
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Bill Jourdain wrote:
> I'll weigh in here because it seems that for the most part only the
> naysayers have commented on the Pretty Betty interface. I like the Pretty
> Betty skins better than the original PowerSDR GUI. I don't have
any problem
> with the original GUI. It has a very basic MS Windows look and feel and is
> easy to use and navigate. I prefer the more customized look of the Pretty
> Betty skins and find them just as easy to operate and navigate as the
> original GUI. The benefit of the Pretty Betty skins is the ability to
> further customize this great radio. Having said that, I agree that the
> original GUI should be one of the skins available for those who
want to keep
> the original look and feel of PowerSDR. I must respectfully disagree that
> the Pretty Betty skins "cheapen" the look of the GUI, but I'm sure that
> through this process we will end up with a variety of options that will
> allow the operator to have whatever GUI he or she prefers. Another benefit
> of the Flex/PowerSDR combo over the competition!
>
> 73 and Happy Thanksgiving,
>
> Bill
> AB4BJ
> http://www.ab4bj.com
>
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