[Elecraft] Documentation

[Andrew Faber]

There is, or was, a K3 wiki. This would seem to be an ideal vehicle for the 
desired user manual.  Win-Test has a wiki.
 73, andy, ae6y
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "gary bartlett" <garybartlett at accesswave.ca>
To: "'Elecraft Reflector'" <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Documentation


>I have also been one of those who has bugged Wayne about what I thought was
> a less than adequate operating manual for the K3 (not realizing, of 
> course,
> that he was the author).
>
> Speaking as an EE who has been a ham for more than 50 years, my background
> is systems integration in the aerospace industry and try as I might, I
> cannot keep up with the kind of technology that is contained within the
> chassis of the K3.  The manual has been written at too high a level for 
> me.
> It is adequate for me to operate the K3 as an appliance but I yearn for
> something with a bit more technical and operating detail than that.
>
> Wayne's response was something to the effect that perhaps someone would
> volunteer from the user's group to lead a project to add the necessary
> detail.  Given the unreasonable level of effort that Elecraft would have 
> to
> contribute to make us all happy with their documentation and given the
> awesome amount of talent represented by the K3 user community, that seemed
> to me to be a reasonable thought.
>
> That would represent a huge effort but the subject matter experts are all
> here and the technical writers are all here and I look at any perceived
> shortcomings in Elecraft documentation as an opportunity for all of us 
> proud
> K3 owners and Elecraft supporters to give the company back a little
> something in return for what they have done for us.
>
> Wouldn't it be a wonderful thing if someone stepped up to project-manage a
> supplemental re-write of the K3 documentation!  Handled properly, it need
> not reflect negatively on Elecraft and I would have to guess that it would
> represent a first within the amateur radio community.
>
> 73,
> Gary, VE1RGB
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Edward Dickinson, 
> III
> Sent: December 10, 2010 1:27 PM
> To: Elecraft Reflector
> Subject: [Elecraft] Documentation
>
>
> The names and email addresses of most of those contributing to the
> documentation discussion are known.  It shouldn't be difficult to draw up 
> a
> list of those interested in offering their thoughts on improvements.  It
> seems some have the time to make extended commentary on the matter.  Other
> contributors might be solicited from the mail list.
>
>
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