John, W1ZI, wrote: "It is also appalling (but no longer surprising to me) that there are so many hams out there who are relegating themselves to the early 20th century. The Elecraft design line is very modern and designed to take advantage of, but not be dependent upon, the ubiquitous presence of computers."
Unfortunately, technology can be a curse, as well as blessing. I have many job files, 10 to 15 years, old which are no longer readable by modern software. Supposed "translation utilities" are sometimes helpful, but more typically are ineffective. Yet, the paper files for the same work are still perfectly readable. I suppose that someday those paper files will fall apart--but probably after I do. For now, I'll keep my paper manuals, each with its notes and portability. Oh, the .PDF of the most current manual will reside on my computer or flash drive as an *additional *resource. 73, Blair K3YD ______________________________________________________________ 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
