[Elecraft] A modest proposal...[END of Thread]

[Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft]

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On Aug 21, 2011, at 4:47 PM, Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> Jim,
> 
> You printed the manual locally, and if you count the ink and paper, that 
> cost you more than ordering an extra manual from Elecraft - and unless 
> you went to the trouble of printing it double-sided (and no sheets stuck 
> together in the process), you had twice as many sheets of paper.  I 
> think that is false economy (if the intent is economy).
> 
> That said, I really like the .pdf files of the manual - mainly because 
> they can be called up without searching through a stack of paper manuals 
> (yes, I have a file for each Elecraft product manual).  They are great 
> when you are doing a search - that is easy to accomplish and works quite 
> nicely.  I have those files on a networked file server so I can access 
> them from any computer in the house - the workbench is not in the same 
> place as the hamshack, and I answer email from yet another computer, so 
> that give me access to those reference files at any location I choose.
> 
> However, when doing assembly or troubleshooting, I find no substitute 
> for a printed manual and printed schematics.  I cannot do that 
> effectively on a computer screen.  The printed manual is essential for 
> me at the workbench.  I think many others are the same - we need both, 
> each has its own purpose - Elecraft is doing it right - don't monkey 
> with what works and works quite well.
> 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> 
> On 8/20/2011 9:41 PM, Jim Miller KG0KP wrote:
>> I went online and downloaded and printed my own assembly manual.  I had read
>> it completely twice before my K3 arrived.
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