[Elecraft] #911 built

[Richard S. Lindzen]

Dear Windy,

Don't worry about your email being taken as criticism; criticism 
might be deserved.  After playing with the K3 for a few days, much of 
the manual makes a bit more sense.  However,  I would still like to 
see a more detailed and simpler discussion of noise blanking, noise 
reduction (yes I saw the wiki discussion), AGC and how they play with 
each other.  Listening to weak SSB signals on 160 and SSB, I have the 
feeling that I could do much better with a better understanding of the above.

73,

Dick, KA1SA

At 04:23 PM 5/25/2008, KM5Q wrote:
>Dick,
>
>I found the manual to be very clear. I'm really an analog guy. I am a
>slow learner and fast forgetter with a lot of digital devices. My
>Yaesu VHF HT drives me CRAZY. On the other hand, I've had FUN learning
>to use the K3, so I can only speak well of the manual.
>
>The manual works for me but it assumes the reader has a background in
>CW/SSB transceiver concepts. My previous HF transceiver is 30 years
>old. I was almost completely inactive in the field for 20 years. Yet I
>understand all except the more arcane parameters I've read in the
>manual and actually enjoy configuring and experimenting.
>
>The concepts you need in order to understand the K3 manual are of a
>general variety that you can learn from ARRL publications etc.
>
>This is my view, and hopefully some useful advice -- NOT criticism!
>
>Windy KM5Q
>K3 #764
>
>
>
>>My only gripe is with the owner's manual. I have never used a
>>software defined rig before, and I found the description of the
>>various menu and config choices fairly baffling. ...
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