[Elecraft] K3 & M/M Contest stations

[Don Wilhelm]

Steve,

I don't understand why the configurability of the K3 should pose much of 
a problem.
Compared to other radios that have very configuration capability, one 
can run the K3 with its default settings just as easily.  Just because 
the configuration capability in the K3 exists does not mean it has to be 
used.

Also, if there are many operators who can capably reconfigure the K3 to 
their desires then they can figure out how to set their preferences 
without causing harm and grief to other operators as long as they set 
things back to normal after their operating session.

So I think the argument about the K3's configuration capability is not 
as strong as some like to make of it, the defaults work fine for most 
operators and there are very few times an operator needs to access the 
menu system.

In other words, I would argue, if you know what you are doing, go ahead 
and change things - just set it back when you are done.  OTOH, if you 
don't know what you are doing in the menus, leave it alone and just operate.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 4/14/2014 12:14 PM, Stephen Bloom wrote:
> This email reminded me of something ..I think I may have brought it up on the Yahoo group but not on this reflector.
>
> I have a K3 line at my home station ...and of course am a real fan.  I am often on the team at the KL7RA M/M station here.  We have an ongoing (good natured) dispute about whether the K3 is a feasible M/M rig (not because of quality, but because people are so personal in the way they like to have it configured).  I know I've had no problems at all using K3s in M/S ops.  I'm wondering if there are some serious mostly/all K3 M/Ms out there ..and if so ...if I could weasel an invite sometime when I'm not committed up here.  I can do pretty high rate on cw, don't eat much and am paper trained :)
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