[Elecraft] New product idea for Elecraft...?

[Bob McGraw K4TAX]

One other point is the hams mentality ;   "I've operated hundreds of ham 
radios and I know how this one works".  HA!   Better read the dang 
manual two or three times.   Also the Fred Cady, KE7X has a wealth of 
information not included in the standard Elecraft K3S Owner's Manual.

Regarding manuals, I've often thought when a person orders a new radio, 
the manual should be shipped some 2 or 3 weeks to the buyer in advance, 
before the radio ships.  Perhaps this would encourage one to learn a bit 
more about the radio, as opposed to taking it out of the box, connecting 
a few cables and start turning knobs and pushing buttons.  Then they 
exclaim:  "uh, where did I put that manual because this dang thing 
doesn't work."

73

Bob, K4TAX


On 9/28/2017 4:16 PM, Bill Frantz wrote:
> Dave, W7AQK is absolutely right. Many of my early problems with the K3 
> came from pushing a button without looking at the radio.
>
> It also helps to learn what each of the items displayed on the panel 
> means, even the ones you don't think you need to know about. You may 
> have accidentally changed one an shot yourself in the foot.
>
> My last serious case of transmit on the DX frequency came because my 
> P3/SVGA display for the 2nd VFO looked red, even though I wasn't in 
> split. The P3 colors were much clearer, but I didn't look at the P3. 
> Another ham called me on the telephone to inform me of the error of my 
> ways. (Thanks!) Now I check the delta-F light and the SVGA.
>
> 73 Bill AE6JV
>
> On 9/28/17 at 10:16 AM, w7aqk at cox.net (dyarnes) wrote:
>
>> However, if you reach for a knob or a button on any of these rigs, 
>> you better be paying attention!  I think most operator errors are due 
>> to just that, and not to design issues.  If something on your K3 
>> doesn’t sound or act right, take a good, hard look at your display 
>> and panel indicators.  The answer is probably right there in front of 
>> you!  How many times have we seen a response like ‘Are you on antenna 
>> 1 or antenna 2?”
>
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