[Elecraft] K3 - New Radio Excitement

[Jerry Keller (K3BZ)]

Downloadable manuals are fine... a good way to stay up to date.  However, it 
shouldn't be necessary to download the entire manual every time a change is 
made.  Any change should be in the form of a series of either "added 
pages".... or "changed pages"...with each page dated and numbered, perhaps 
with an alpha-numeric system.  A page numbering system should be used that 
allows added or changed pages to be printed and inserted in the user's 
manual to keep it up-to-date. Changed pages should indicate the page number 
and date that is being replaced.  This may seem cumbersome, but if well 
executed will result in the user being able to maintain an accurate, 
constantly updated paper manual.

There's no reason why this same system cannot be used to maintain an 
on-line, downloadable manual.... so a user can choose which system to use. 
This also enables a paper-manual user to enter the system and download a 
full-up-to-the-minute manual at any time. Some of us are very uncomfortable 
without a paper manual and are willing to do the work necessary to keep one 
updated.  Others can happily live with an on-line manual.  Both deserve to 
be served, and can be..... if Elecraft uses a well-designed page numbering 
system.

73, Jerry K3BZ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Commo" <rick.commo at verizon.net>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 4:59 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 - New Radio Excitement


> For those who do prefer a "two-side, color and bound" manual one way to 
> handle this would be to take
> the downloaded file and have it printed and bound at Kinko's/FedEx
>
> While I have offered this idea I need to add the caveat that I haven't 
> priced their double-sided
> color printing.  I do know that to spiral bind a 240 page choral score was 
> only $5.50.
>
> Cheers,
> -rick, K7LOG
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of K9ZTV
> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 12:27 PM
> To: Phil & Debbie Salas
> Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - New Radio Excitement
>
> A "two-sided color manual" as you propose would be obsolete before the
> ink was dry.  And more expensive than you'd want to pay.
>
> That's why the manual is down-loadable.
>
> K9ZTV
>
>
>
> Phil Salas wrote:
>> Here's an idea - Why not offer new manuals for sale as a separate line
>> item for those of us with K3s who wish  to occasionally purchase a new
>> manual that has all the latest and greatest info?  Yes, I can download
>> an updated manual.  But I'd prefer a nice two-sided color manual.
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