[Elecraft] K4

[Clay Autery]

Yup...  RTFM....

I read the Op manual 4 times from cover to cover before the radio even 
arrives (assembly manual 3 times).  Then, after it was built I went 
through it page by page and used EVERY single function and looked at 
EVERY single menu location.  I have binders with every manual with 
changes posted as a manual backup in case the power fails.  I go through 
and check for docs updates monthly on every piece of equipment I own.  I 
read the K3s Op manual cover to cover minimum twice a year.... and of 
course every time I do something obscure like build a custom K3s, P3, 
3rd Party Amplifier interface cable harness.

RTFM....  When I was a young guy, I could read it once and basically 
have it stored like a photo.  Not so much anymore.... age or experiences 
(I don't know which) somehow broke that feature.

73, Jim....

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Clay Autery, KY5G
(318) 518-1389

On 05/19/18 13:51, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 5/19/2018 9:38 AM, Martin Sole wrote:
>> A better more up to date menu system that either removes or better, 
>> handles the myriad un-intuitive selections. There are a number of 
>> menu options which unless you have significant handbook familiarity 
>> lack explanation about additional keypad presses. There are even some 
>> for which software updates need to be consulted though that is a 
>> different matter. Some menu choices could well be better homed as 
>> front panel controls.
>
> My experience is quite different. From the beginning (in 2008), I 
> found the user interface very well thought out. Maybe that's because I 
> started by RTFM.  Everything I need while operating is on the front 
> panel. The menus are organized so that they are almost never needed 
> during operation except to fix a setting that was wrong in the first 
> place. I can't remember the last time I needed to go into menus for 
> anything but setup with new outboard equipment.
>
> My K3s replaced a pair of FT1000MPs. Everything about the K3 
> performance and user interface is far superior. AND the change freed 
> up a LOT of space on my operating desk!
>
> 73, Jim K9YC