[CQ-Contest] KPA-1500

[Maarten van R]

I agree Charlie. What's looks and feels great for one operator, looks and
feels terrible for another. In my humble opinion the 9000 is an ergonomic
disaster just as the K3 is an ergonomic disaster for other operators.

"Whatever floats your boat" is an expression I think the Americans use, hi.

73, Maarten PD2R


Op wo 30 aug. 2017 om 03:50 schreef Charles Harpole <hs0zcw at gmail.com>

> I choose comfort and operator pleasure over small radios. Personal taste
> rules, I think.  Charly
>
> On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 10:28 PM, Maarten van R <pd2r.maarten at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> And I don't get choosing a FTdx9000 over a K3. Yes, the radio is huge but
>> those buttons are terrible even for my normal size hands and the print is
>> hardly readable with my 20/20 vision.
>>
>> I for one like to take my equipment to different places to operate. In
>> that case "smaller" and "lighter" can be better.
>>
>> 73, Maarten PD2R/OV2T
>>
>>
>>
>> Op di 29 aug. 2017 om 15:42 schreef Michael Clarson <wv2zow at gmail.com>
>>
>>> Charlie: I get all the size references except for Cinch Jones over Power
>>> Poles. --Mike, WV2ZOW
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 10:39 PM, Charles Harpole <hs0zcw at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > When did "small" become "better" ???
>>> > I look at my human anatomy...... I have big ole man sized hands and the
>>> > ends of my fingers require large buttons, hands need big knobs, old
>>> eyes
>>> > need large print on front panel.  Maybe Don-sized hands will work
>>> better
>>> > with toy-sized radios.  Pushing my rig's buttons does not send the
>>> radio
>>> > off the back of the table.  My Heil Pro set  is HUGE, footsw fits my
>>> size
>>> > 12s....I change little phone plugs to 1/4 in. and DIN and "power
>>> poles" to
>>> > Cinch Jones.  SWR meter is 3in. tall.  P3 output is to a big monitor.
>>> >
>>> > I enjoy lots of controls and 2 shelves above my radio desk, all filled
>>> with
>>> > full sized everything*.  I am spoiled with a whole room for a shack, 6
>>> > separate coaxes for 6 separate antennas, an automatic 2K amplifier that
>>> > will take all at once, and not SO2R because I do not like making other
>>> hams
>>> > wait on me.
>>> >
>>> > I cant think of anything 'ham' I have that was made smaller and better
>>> for
>>> > it.*
>>> > Thats that.
>>> > 73, Charly
>>> >
>>> > I remember when cars could sit 3 in front and had a huge trunk, too,
>>> and a
>>> > TR-3 easily under the dash.  Yes,*K3 is a pain, so I go to FT-9000d and
>>> > IC-7800 and 75S-3b and smile.
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 1:43 AM, Jim Brown <k9yc at audiosystemsgroup.com
>>> >
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > Some key component of Elecraft's design philosophy have always
>>> included
>>> > > compact size, light weight, minimum current draw, menus that only are
>>> > > needed for setup and configuration, not while operating,
>>> configurability,
>>> > > and high performance. Setting up my operating desk got a LOT easier
>>> and
>>> > > less cluttered when I replaced "big boat" FT1000MPs with a pair of
>>> K3s.
>>> > And
>>> > > the fact that the P3 spectrum display is compact and outboard makes
>>> it
>>> > easy
>>> > > to place it above or alongside the radio, allowing more
>>> space-efficient
>>> > > (and user friendly) setup of the operating desk. And the KAT500
>>> tuner is
>>> > > sized and designed so that it can live either on top of or
>>> underneath the
>>> > > KPA500, or separate from it.
>>> > >
>>> > > Likewise, the YCCC SO2R box helped a lot with getting "stuff" off the
>>> > desk.
>>> > >
>>> > > 73, Jim K9YC
>>> > >
>>> > > On 8/28/2017 8:44 AM, Ria Jairam wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > >> I get the impression that the separate power supply in the KPA1500
>>> was
>>> > >> a means of getting the amp to line up with the rest of the "K-Line."
>>> > >>
>>> > >
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