Another Sam wrote: >> "When folks explain their process". >>
Ahh yes, well written. Another part of adding value is to describe technique with what is available. Strategies. Usage Scenarios. Methodology. Why something exists, not just the what. Communicating intent is often omitted and it's importance underestimated... When someone understands the why, all of a sudden the light-bulbs illuminate. Prescriptive information is good for somethings. Have you ever dealt with a Helpdesk for some product and know you were working with someone that was walking down a trouble-shooting checklist? And you know you know more about the issue and want to short circuit that avenue? You assess early on they only know the product at a prescriptive level? On the other hand, having an grasp of the descriptive is quite a different story and presents the ahh-haa moments that allows people to take things apart (mentally) and put them back together in ways you didn't anticipate. They begin to see relationships and different paths from where they are, to where they want to go. Someone else argued that to become an expert with the K3, it predominately comes from using the equipment. That is true. In some respects, what is forgotten there is that some of you, probably many of you have benefitted from the tribal knowledge of being there early when it was first introduced and having been through the iterative process of refinement and feature extension. Maybe you remember the passionate pleas on the reflector and the responses from the Elecraft team and other users - that they'd bring more greatness to the user community. You probably don't need a manual. Your mental model got spooled up over some period of time. You know better why things are the way they are an what you can do with those things. But asking someone to search the reflector to come to that level of understanding and appreciation - would be ineffective. There are those considering the rig, or coming fairly late to the party that don't have this history. They aren't cognitively loaded when they sit down in front of the rig with that model. They are not likely to be able to contribute more and something fresh and innovative unless you can bring them to speed. Their knowledge is shallow and narrow. As if an additional usage guide, technical white paper series or instructional DVDs weren't enough suggestions... let me stir one more time... how about an Elecraft Remote Learning Series or Courseware via the Web? Buy a radio, attend a quarterly held two or three day class presented by the designers on advanced topics? OK, maybe it's a four-hour class. :) Crazy Huh? Got a lot of members? Set up a computer and projector at someone's home... throw in some pizza and beverages of choice. Maybe even try some hands-on exercises. Everybody gets to learn about the latest and greatest features and hints, tips and tricks of operating the rig presented by the gurus... those pushing the envelope of it's capabilities. Besides Manual as sales vehicle. Yes, yes. It most certainly is...there are MORE ways you can bring additional value to and for the K3 community present and future... ________________________________ From: Sam Morgan <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, December 7, 2010 2:17:13 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Need for advice was; (More Thorough Documentation) one thing that would also help...... when folks explain their process, how they got there, and what their setting are..... they really must include the relavent settings for AGC DCY, AGC HLD, AGC PLS, AGC SLP, AGC THR, AGC-F and AGC-S with out these as a reference point what ever comments are made are so general as to mean very little to anyone wishing to try to duplicate those results GB & 73 K5OAI Sam Morgan On 12/7/2010 12:30 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: > I run my K3 with AGC on [usually fast for CW, slow for SSB], RF Gain at > max, and I've been very pleased by it's performance. When I still had > my TS-850, I tried some A/B comparisons and signals I might just discern > on the 850, I could get fairly good copy on with the K3. Following some > of the discussions recently, I've experimented with what I call the > "SX-28 Method" I used nearly a lifetime ago ... AGC off, AF max, ride > the RF gain. I tried it in the Spartan Sprint last night on 40m, when > all of the signals were very weak ... so far, I think it is a hung jury. > We'll see. In the end, it appears to me that there is no substitute > for just using it and gaining experience. > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
