Wayne et al, I find that I never refer to the manuals that came with my Elecraft equipment. I keep a PDF copy of the latest version and refer to it when I need to.
Perhaps you could include a "Getting Started" page or two with the factory built units that included a simple power and antenna connection diagram that also has the FTP address of the full blown manual. 73, Tom Amateur Radio Operator N5GE ARRL Lifetime Member QCWA Lifetime Member On Sun, 21 Aug 2011 10:11:41 -0700, Wayne Burdick <n...@elecraft.com> wrote: >For now, we'll continue to send printed manuals with the kits and make >the .pdf versions available for download. > >However, if you find that you don't use the paper manual, and you have >a green streak (like me!), feel free to return it so we can reuse it. > >Meanwhile, I'll ask Lisa and Eric if there's a practical way for us to >make printed manuals optional. > >73, >Wayne >N6KR > > >> On 8/21/2011 1:14 AM, Alastair Couper wrote: > >>> I would like to suggest that the good folks at Elecraft consider >>> making >>> paper manuals an optional item at check out time. It could save a >>> little >>> money and paper, and some like myself are more inclined to download >>> the >>> info in any case. Especially with radios that are evolving, like >>> the K3, >>> one ends up doing this when new firmware makes the old paper manual >>> incomplete. So just being able to eliminate the paper completely >>> would be >>> a fine thing, IMHO. >>> >>> NH7O >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
