Dear,
We have been discussing the ORION III within our contest team and
clubstation (2x 565+1x 566) for some time now.
We would like to express our vision, but divided it in separate main
areas so others can chime in.
ORION III User Interface:
- Leave the current form factor as is.
- Large knobs plse.
- It was and still is innovative; TenTec was and still IS ahead of
competition
- Keep the current Large ANALOG S-meter
- Keep the TX/RX antenna VFO matrix switching board (Sublime ! Ever
tried a K3-disaster?)
- Keep the large VFO knobs (plse never exchange it for that dull
miniature as found on K3/FT5K/IC78)
- Keep showing functions and current settings on display
What upgrades for the UI?
- Modular display setup per user. (screen totally changes in design and
functions, tailored to user)
- Start from a few generic interface designs like
DX'er/Contester/RTTY/Ragchewer.
- Make it fully customizeable, so users can enable/disable
functions/buttons etc. from the screen.
- More color settings, or again; customizable
- Please DO NOT try to copycat 'fashion stuff' from competition
- Focus on supplying the 'fun factor' in operating the rig
- Add new interface comm like USB and other, to accommodate
contesting/dx software
- Think about a restricted/easy to use pre-defined (receiver)settings
(for those hams who just want to do simple radio like an old TS850)
- Do not add bandscope, unless it can do waterfall at the realtime speed
like any decent SDR
- Keep doing what TenTec does best; deliver a great transceiver with an
innovative user interface, supplying the biggest fun factor in Hamradio.
73 Mark, PA5MW
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