[TenTec] Form Factor and Display Size

[Barry N1EU]

During intense contesting, a lot of us want to know this stuff at a glance,
even if you don't.

I'm running a busy pileup in a ssb contest and notice my output power is
sagging.  I want to know at a glance my PWR, MIC and SP/CMP setting.

I'm running a busy pileup in a cw contest and getting interference from the
side.  I want to know at a glance my current selectivity and PBT/shift
setting, numerically - not a silly graphical representation with a bunch of
hash marks.

ETC ETC

No, not everyone needs this info, but a lot of heavy hitters do.  This
doesn't have to be a debate - different users have different needs and some
want/need a big display.

73, Barry N1EU


On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 7:13 PM, Jim Brown <k9yc at audiosystemsgroup.com>wrote:

> On 7/5/2013 9:53 AM, Barry N1EU wrote:
>
>> I don't want to have to push a button to display my selectivity or PBT
>> setting.  I don't want to do a push-hold to switch the display so that I
>> can see the subrx settings (and push-hold to get back to main settings).
>>  I
>> don't want to have to twiddle the MIC knob to see my mic gain setting, or
>> the CMP knob to see my compression setting, or the PWR knob to see my
>> power
>> setting.  ETC ETC  I want them all visible, all the time, at a glance.
>>
>
> Gee, you must change this stuff a LOT more often than I do. Of course, I
> only make about 15,000 QSOs a year, and I only work 160M to 6M, and I only
> work CW, SSB, RTTY, JT65, and FSK441. The only things I typically change
> while I'm operating are RIT/XIT (that's a knob on the front panel of the
> K3), the Main Tuning Knob, and the IF bandwidth (there's a visual display
> on the K3, and if you move the bandwidth knob you will see the current
> setting). But my EARS give me a pretty good idea of what the IF bandwidth
> is.
>
> I can't remember when the last time was that I changed the Mic Gain or the
> Compression, or the built-in TXEQ and RXEQ settings.  I don't think it's
> been this year. :)
>
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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