RE: [Elecraft] K3's physical size

2007-07-27 Thread Brett gazdzinski
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 punc

Re: [Elecraft] K3's physical size

2007-07-27 Thread Julian G4ILO
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 scannin

RE: [Elecraft] K3's physical size

2007-07-27 Thread Thom LaCosta
On Fri, 27 Jul 2007, Brett gazdzinski wrote: What Elecraft could do is design a home qth version of the K3 with the K3 guts inside a bigger box with a real nice color display. I am sure they could think of all sorts of cool things to do with a nice display, dual band scopes for the dual receive

RE: [Elecraft] K3's physical size

2007-07-27 Thread Brett gazdzinski
I got spoiled by the band scope on the 756 pro. I don't mind a smaller radio, but the display on the K3 seems its weak point. Other high end radios have real nice displays, in color, and the menu buttons and options are on it and easy to change, plus you can display a lot more info, in a lot more