[Elecraft] No RTFM

[Don Wilhelm]

  Jack,

My normal practice with any radio is to read and understand the menu 
selections first,  That gives me the best idea about how the radio can 
be configured.  The default settings are OK for general use, but most 
users like to customize it a little bit.  I highly recommend that 
practice, but all minds do not work the same.

After that read about the front panel and its controls and lastly become 
familiar with all the connectors on the rear of the radio.  While these 
last two groups may seem intuitive to many, each radio has labels that 
mean slightly different things than another radio does.  One of the best 
examples I can give is that many times users have referred to the DB-9 
connector on the K2 as "the K2 serial port" even though it is clearly 
marked AUX I/O and the K2 can be damaged by connecting a regular serial 
cable to it.  All may not be as "seen" at first glance.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 6/24/2011 4:59 PM, Jack Chomley wrote:
> After being on the reflector for a few weeks and reading all the posts on the K3, I thought that maybe the K3 would be too much radio, for me! So, I have a K2 kit here, I have started to build, amongst buying a secondhand K2 and KX1.
> As far as me getting a K3? My best prior investment may be to buy the KE7X book and read it thoroughly. IF I can understand it's contents, there maybe a chance I could drive the K3?
> I always read manuals, but sometimes miss the vital messages contain therein.
> It is very hard to produce a manual that everyone can totally understand, I guess that is the good part about this reflector, great help is never very far away :-)
>
> 73,
>
> Jack VK4JRC
>
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