[Elecraft] K3 or K3S - HIGH LEVEL simple "how to" for Field Day

[Ian Kahn]

When I loaned my K3 to my club for Field Day (and I did this for several
years) I created a custom config just for Field Day. It had a number of
custom settings, like equalizer set-ups for contesting, allowed bands, etc.
Everything else that I didn't want anyone changing was locked out in the
config. That way, nobody could break anything. And, if they did, I had the
K3 utility and a copy of the config file on the laptop we were using, so it
took all of 2 minutes to restore and be back in business.

Hope this helps. Have a great Field Day!

73 de,

Ian, NV4C

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On Fri, May 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM <bemeier at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> We are getting ready for Field Day and once again all stations will be
> Elecraft K3 or K3s.  That is the GREAT NEWS!  Also GREAT NEWS is that our
> club has many new members since last year.  However, not so great news is
> that most have never used a K3.  Yes, we will try to have a second op sit
> with them, but we will have 5 stations and not sure that will always be
> possible.
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> So - has anyone put together a simple "only touch these knobs or buttons"
> instruction list for Field Day?
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> I already checked out the Quick Start Guide on page 4 - 6 in the K3 Owners
> Manual, but even that goes into lots of detail.  If you just got a K3 or
> K3s
> it is perfect.  However, if you are only going to be operating for 1 or 2
> hours at FD it might take you that long to find what you are looking for.
> By then the new person might have touched, turned, pushed and pulled enough
> controls so that the most experienced K3 user would have trouble getting
> back to normal.
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> HELP !!!
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> 73,
>
> Bruce N1LN
>
> President - Orange County Radio Amateurs
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Ian Kahn, NV4C
Roswell, GA  EM74ua
nv4c.ian at gmail.com
10-10 #74624  North Georgia Chapter #2038
PODXS 070 #1962
K3 #281, P3 #688 KAT500 #860, KPA500 #1468