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

[bemeier at bellsouth.net]

Bob and everyone that has responded!

 

I couldn’t agree more.  I really appreciate all the comments and suggestions that have come my way, but even with the best data sheet, as you say – there are always going to be the “I know how to do “EVERYTHING on ANY RADIO” folks.

 

So, I am currently going to take a picture of the front of my K3S and circle / number ONLY the controls that should be touched…. Assuming one has to touch anything.  The areas that I will explain are the following:

 

Topics:

 

1.	General overview:  Push / push hold (yellow markings) differences
2.	ON / OFF
3.	Band change
4.	Filter adjustments (shift / width)
5.	Notch Filter
6.	AF / RF gain
7.	Mode
8.	RIT
9.	VOX / PTT
10.	Antenna selection
11.	ATU
12.	Lock VFO

 

The first instruction to all users will be “DON’T TOUCH ANYTHING UNLESS IT IS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONTROLS” 

 

Fortunately, my K3S will be used ONLY for CW and all CW ops have a K3, K3s or a K4 😊

 

73,

Bruce N1LN