[TenTec] USER INTERFACE: Wish List for ORION-III

[Marsh Stewart]

Barry, of course you have a good point, as usual. I was just thinking about
an unmistakable visual indication of "transmit VFO" above the VFOs tuning
knobs.

73,
Marsh, KA5M  

-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Barry N1EU
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 2:47 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] USER INTERFACE: Wish List for ORION-III

What if both receivers are tied to vfoA (or vfoB)?

That's why the Orion switch/LED matrix is so elegant as implemented.  And
it's the only radio that has ever featured such a beautiful scheme.

73, Barry N1EU


On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 7:15 PM, Marsh Stewart <marsh at ka5m.net> wrote:

> Re: User Interface
>
> What I would like to see added to the Orion III are 4 additional indicator
> LEDs - one green for receive and one red for transmit for both VFO A and
> VFO
> B. Of course both VFOs could be selected at the same time for receive, but
> only one VFO could be selected for transmit. These indicator lights should
> be on the front face above each VFO's tuning knob.
>
> This is one person's opinion, mine, and I understand that others may not
> agree. This added feature might not be particularly useful to contesters,
> but DXers working split would probably appreciate it.
>
> Marsh, KA5M
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of PA5MW,
> Mark
> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 12:15 PM
> To: tentec at contesting.com; jhenry at tentec.com
> Subject: [TenTec] USER INTERFACE: Wish List for ORION-III
>
> 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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