Am I the only one that thinks backlite LCD screen ham radios are
ugly? When I look at the TenTec Orion, TenTec Jupiter, Yaesu
FT-857D, and the Kenwood 2000 I immediately think "ugly". As a matter
of fact I think "butt ugly". To me those are some truely ugly
radios.
On the good looking side are the TenTec Omni VI, the Drake TR-7,
The Yaesu FT-980, Yaesu FT-102, Kenwood TS-940, and the Yaesu
FT-1000D. An even older good looking radio is the Drake 4 B and C
line twins. Nice looking radios. Am I the only one that reacts this
way to backlite display LCD screen radios, or do others think the LCD
screen radios are ugly?

Odd Ball

I don't mind the LCD radios, as long as they are using some kind of LED
backlighting. In this day and age, there is no excuse to use incandescent
light bulbs for backlighting. What I really don't care for are the "rounded
off" style radios such as the FT847. I reminds me of the current batch of
automobiles.
I agree about those older radios with their more "squared off" style being
more appealing, but I don't care for the flourescent displays. Reminds me of
some sort of appliance like a VCR. I prefer either LED or LCD readouts.
Different styles of radios, different preferences...........that's why there
are so many.

Pete

"Odd Ball" wrote in message
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Am I the only one that thinks backlite LCD screen ham radios are
ugly? When I look at the TenTec Orion, TenTec Jupiter, Yaesu
FT-857D, and the Kenwood 2000 I immediately think "ugly". As a matter
of fact I think "butt ugly". To me those are some truely ugly
radios.
On the good looking side are the TenTec Omni VI, the Drake TR-7,
The Yaesu FT-980, Yaesu FT-102, Kenwood TS-940, and the Yaesu
FT-1000D. An even older good looking radio is the Drake 4 B and C
line twins. Nice looking radios. Am I the only one that reacts this
way to backlite display LCD screen radios, or do others think the LCD
screen radios are ugly?

Odd Ball

On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 09:46:39 GMT, Pete KE9OA wrote:

I don't mind the LCD radios, as long as they are using some kind of LED
backlighting. In this day and age, there is no excuse to use incandescent
light bulbs for backlighting.

I agree about those older radios with their more "squared off" style being
more appealing, but I don't care for the flourescent displays. Reminds me of
some sort of appliance like a VCR. I prefer either LED or LCD readouts.
Different styles of radios, different preferences...........that's why there
are so many.

Those of us with decreased eysesight favor the bright fluorescent
displays because we can read them much easier than the LCD panels.
The latter try to stuff so much info on the itty-bitty panel so that
a magnifying glass is necessary to make sense out of it. At least
the first generation LCD panels (such as on the ICOM 229H) had large
digits for frequency readout albeit incandescent backlight. The
current generation (such as on the ICOM 2100H for instance) are not
too bad if you are close up and view it head-on. Both of them are
"square box" fronts, too.

I can't comment on Kenwood or Yaesu because I don't "do" those brands.

--
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane

From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon

Phil, I do understand about that decreased eyesight................it can be
frustrating trying to see those small displays. I do favor the larger
characters. I have a Kenwood 570..........it falls into this category. Once
again, there are quite a few styles so it is easy for somebody to fine
something that is appealing.

Pete

"Phil Kane" wrote in message
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On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 09:46:39 GMT, Pete KE9OA wrote:

I don't mind the LCD radios, as long as they are using some kind of LED
backlighting. In this day and age, there is no excuse to use incandescent
light bulbs for backlighting.

I agree about those older radios with their more "squared off" style being
more appealing, but I don't care for the flourescent displays. Reminds me
of
some sort of appliance like a VCR. I prefer either LED or LCD readouts.
Different styles of radios, different preferences...........that's why
there
are so many.

Those of us with decreased eysesight favor the bright fluorescent
displays because we can read them much easier than the LCD panels.
The latter try to stuff so much info on the itty-bitty panel so that
a magnifying glass is necessary to make sense out of it. At least
the first generation LCD panels (such as on the ICOM 229H) had large
digits for frequency readout albeit incandescent backlight. The
current generation (such as on the ICOM 2100H for instance) are not
too bad if you are close up and view it head-on. Both of them are
"square box" fronts, too.

I can't comment on Kenwood or Yaesu because I don't "do" those brands.

--
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane

From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon