I was curious why we are seeing a steady stream of the new FT-DX10 radios for sale.
Standard Futile Disclaimer: PLEASE, no opinions from those who have never
used one, never seen one, and just like to bash the other brand :-)
Neal
There are likely a number of reasons, not just one. My guess is one major reason for the large
numbers being sold is, the large number of older ops like myself that cut our teeth on a panel full
of knobs and controls, disappointment with the small touchscreen displays.
Modern rigs with touch screen displays and nested menus simply do not cut the mustard
for me. That is what drove me to ditch the IC7300 I purchased within weeks. I bought
the 7300 based on online testimonials. Lesson learned. I am 70 and the novelty of
trial and error along with the learning curve of the IC7300 was simply more aggravation
then I was willing to tolerate.
It would be interesting to see what response would be forth coming if a rig was delivered
with a large touch screen as opposed to the current miniature panels, ie something big
enough that the screen could handle touch points for most of the nested menu items
on current offerings for fat fingered ops like myself.
Regards
Chuck WD4HXG