Don't forget that in a well designed station- including the radio- the only
interface that matters is the logger. During a contest I rarely even glance at
the radio and if adjustments are needed I can perform them while still looking
at the logger, often with my left hand (non-dominant). So anything that
requires a mouse or touch interface falls short in the heat of the battle.
For example, as much as I love my Icom 7300, I find it a bit cumbersome when
changing filters as I have to look at the screen. This is the main reason I
will replace the 7300 with a 7610 when available.
Rudy N2WQ
Sent using a tiny keyboard. Please excuse brevity, typos, or inappropriate
autocorrect.
> On May 24, 2017, at 12:00 AM, Ria Jairam <rjairam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> There are very few Flex users who use them on DXpeditions. I suspect there
> is simply distrust in a radio that is primarily computer based rather than
> a radio with knobs. Elecraft is a known quantity and has knobs even though
> I find the front panel to be not as elegant as say, an icom or Kenwood.
>
> At the Thursday contest and DX presentation Flex touted the Maestro as
> having a more simplified "knobs" UI than traditional radios. However I
> suspect that most DX and contest hams will still see it as a niche product.
>
> Bouvet is going to use them, maybe opinions will change, or maybe not.
>
> I am 100% sold on them, partially because I don't really like knobs and I
> find the computer UI to be much easier to use. But also they've cleaned up
> a whole lot of wires I had strewn all over the place and I can operate
> remotely very easily.
>
> Ria
> N2RJ
>
>> On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 10:44 PM, <john@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I would imagine that the user interface is the biggest difference. It is
>> not
>> clear to me if you have the Elecraft K3 or K3S. I have the latter and even
>> though is a small transceiver and most buttons do double duty, there are
>> buttons to press and knobs to turn I find it nice to have a physical
>> transceiver. Both are easy to carry on an airplane, although I do not know
>> of anyone carrying a Flex to the Caribbean. Flex and Elecraft now have
>> matching lightweight legal limit amplifiers which is a very nice accessory.
>>
>> John KK9A
>>
>> To: cq-contest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Flex radios
>> From: Bill via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Reply-to: cqtestk4xs@xxxxxxx
>> Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 10:07:36 -0400
>>
>> At the hamfest last weekend I had some extra time Sunday and wandered over
>> to
>> the Flex radio site. and had a long sit down with one of the reps. I did a
>> hands on with the 6500 and was truly impressed, especially with how "easy"
>> it
>> was on the ears.
>>
>> I currently have a pair of K-3s for SO2R and have kicked around replacing
>> these
>> with the 6500. I know K9CT as well as a couple others who use the Flex
>> stuff.
>> I really would like to hear from them and others about these radios and how
>> they compare to the K-3s in a contesting and Dxing situation...ease of use,
>> operator friendly, audio quality for listening as well as transmit etc.
>> Any
>>
>> comments would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Bill K4XS/KH7XS
>>
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