I didn't neglect that detail. Until I see a "virtual" design that does
things faster and more efficiently than knobs and buttons, there is no
reason for me to switch. If I have to grab the mouse to move a volume
control, then I can't use the same mouse to be tuning at the same time,
and etc. It's not change I'm reluctant to make, it's change that has no
improvement other than appearance. That's why I have an Orion rather
than a ProII, a Kachina, or a 7800. Well, I'd never pay $10K for a
radio, but you get my drift. If I'm shackled to a keyboard and mouse (or
pod), then I'll stick with the direct controls - much faster and more
intuitive. But, I plan to keep my eyes open and watching what's going
on. When I think it's "there", I'll vote with my $.
73, Duane
On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 21:03:23 -0700 "NJ0IP" <Rick@dj0ip.de> writes:
> Duane, you are neglecting one minor but very important detail: time.
>
> Things change and change is happening faster and faster.
>
> Just one year ago I would have sworn on a stack of Ten-Tecs that I
> would
> never do without a legacy front pane. Right now I'm swaying - can't
> say I
> will, but won't rule it out.
>
> How many people said (swore) they would never switch to SSB (from
> AM)?
> How many people said they would never switch to transistors instead
> of
> tubes?
> How many people said they could never live without a front panel?
> ;-)
>
> All of us are human, and like I said, things change.
>
> On thing I have learned is to never say "never".
>
> 73
> Rick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Duane A Calvin
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 9:48 AM
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion VFO vs RX philosophy
>
>
> Oh no, not this discussion again! Look back in the archives when
> the
> Pegasus came out. I do find it interesting that the Pegasus
> eventually
> went away to be replaced by the Jupiter, which is the same radio
> with a
> real front panel (or the "virtual" one if you like). One has to
> believe
> it was sales that drove the changeover.
>
> 73, Duane
>
>
>
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Austin, Texas
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