[Elecraft] didn't make myself very clear :(

[Don Wilhelm]

Jerry,

Much of what you see on this reflector is the result of personal choices 
of the various operators.  Each of us has our favorite settings that 
have been derived from our own personal desires and operating styles.

However, the K3 (and K3S) can be used "out of the box" with its default 
settings.  So operate it for a while with those defaults.

Look through the options presented in the manual to get an idea about 
how the K3S can be configured and you should see just how versatile it 
can be in configuring it for your personal preferences.

Yes, you can ask others for their settings, but since those preferences 
vary from operator to operator, you are just as good using the defaults 
initially.
Over some operating time along with a review of the menu settings, you 
should be able to customize the K3S to your desires.  Use it as-is for a 
while, and listen to the settings that others use, but more importantly, 
listen to "why" they use those settings and decide whether those reasons 
fit you operating preferences.  We all like to think our particular 
choices are "the best", but they may not apply to all.  If those choices 
were to apply to all, then they would be present in the default 
settings.  Use the defaults and then vary from them as you see fit after 
some operating experience with the K3S.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 11/19/2015 8:12 PM, Jerry wrote:
> The xyl always tells me that . . . I have read through the manual several times. I was hoping, like my camera that has a myriad of menus and selections, that someone has posted suggested setups for different modes - ie ssb or cw. At this point looking at the selections available it would take weeks of operation & trial & error to set up the radio for optimum performance - at least that's what it looks like for me . . .
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