Earl, W7TK wrote: Hi Yall, has anyone copiled a commplete list of the K2 push buttons. Lets call it PB 1. TAP, PUSH, PUSH, or it may be in another order. or just plain PUSH. I have a memory span makes Jupiters orbit seem speedy. I do remember to get to meals on times. The almighty does take care of some of our needs and Morse is my native language
I am completely intimidated by the radio while I am equipped to wiggle a cats whisker -------------------------------------------------- Ha! Earl, your youth is showing. No longer are our favorite rigs big enough for a control for every function. Instead of a rig being the size of a refrigerator on a series of 19-inch wide panels screwed to a 6-foot relay rack, any rig worth calling itself a Ham rig today has to fit in the bear-size paw of its operator. As a result the controls have gotten so tiny - and their functions so compressed - that I can just about lose my whole ham station if my XYL throws the junk mail on my operating desk. You live in God's own country, my friend. Puget sound is the best of both worlds - beautiful wild water all around you without facing the roaring storms off of the Pacific head on. You deserve to do a lot of operating from a QTH like that. So, to your question: Have you checked Page 88 of the latest K2 manual? Yep, the buttons have "tap" (quick poke) and "hold" (press for more than 1/2 second) operation. I find that the buttons on the K2 start working as expected with very little "TAP" or "HOLD" practice. If you're a CW operator like me, you'll quickly discover which dozen or so functions you use, and learn to bring them up quickly. The rest of the functions are just "other stuff" Hi! If your glasses are strong enough, there's a nifty little operating guide produced by an outfit called (what else?) "Nifty! Ham Accessories". I'm not involved with them, but I've seen the guide for the K2. It distills the K2 operating instructions into 23 small-format pages, nicely laminated and apparently water (or coffee) proof. The company sez it covers all the functions of the K2 controls. I'm not connected with them: a buddy gave me a copy of their K2 manual to look at. The upside is that the "Nifty" manual is small, thanks to use of a very small type face. The down side is that while the manual might be easily read most oprs under 20 years of age, anyone older who isn't nearsighted requires an appropriate magnifier. I still keep a "Station Log". In the front pocket is a hand-written list of the K2 push-button functions I need to remember where I can look them up quickly if my brain freezes at the wrong moment. It's not long because, just like this computer, I only want my K2 to do 1% of what it's capable of doing to satisfy all of my needs. Indeed, it does the job better for me if I don't try to make it do everything possible! Every so often, when the bands are dead and the workshop isn't calling me to melt solder, I'll get out the K2 manual and scan the operating section to see if there's some operating feature I don't know about that might be useful in the way I operate. When I discover one it's sort of like getting new accessory for the rig at zero cost. Cat's Whisker on your first receiver too eh? I'm sure you realize that we both started out with a solid state receiver before moving "up" to vacuum tubes. And we didn't even need to ground ourselves before touching anything. Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
