Grant,
>
> I'm not at home now, so I can't elaborate as well as if I were sitting
> in front of my Orion and my PROII (yes, I have both). The manual for
> the Icom is on the Icom web site, and my recollection is the QST
> review had screen shots (in color), so you can do the research, since
> I can't do it easily now.
>
> Does a color display improve the receiver or QSK? No, obviously, and
> I bought my Orion knowing what type of display it has. But it does
> provide useful information available at a glance, such as five (I
> think) meters presented simultaneously along with the frequencies and
> the other information.
>
> I never complained about the Orion screen, but I must admit that my
> expectation for a second-generation display was something more
> competitive, especially with the new processor.
>
> Jim N7US
> (Don't excommunicate me from the cult!)
>
>
>
> Grant Youngman wrote:
>
>>>>It might be more interesting if the functionality of the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>display were
>>>
>>>
>>>>more on a par with a PROII/III with all of the metering displayed
>>>>simultaneously, but, then again, the metering is on the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>Orion's actual
>>>
>>>
>>>>meter is just basic.
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>I guess we're going to go through the "display" wars all over again with the
>>O-II :-(
>>
>>It would be interesting and educational to know just what you feel is
>>missing, and if it is is missing, how you would use it every day (the
>>operative word is "use", as opposed to "look at") to increase your operating
>>effectiveness and/or pleasure. Don't just say that graphic S-meters would
>>be better, I'm interested in substance rather than artistry :-)
>>
>>Or perhaps, being mostly an old heavy iron guy, I simply don't have an
>>appreciation for the fine points of the modern ham shack :-)
>>
>>Grant/NQ5T
>>http://www.globeking.com
>>http://www.globeking.com/pro310
>>
>>
>>
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