Jim, You printed the manual locally, and if you count the ink and paper, that cost you more than ordering an extra manual from Elecraft - and unless you went to the trouble of printing it double-sided (and no sheets stuck together in the process), you had twice as many sheets of paper. I think that is false economy (if the intent is economy).
That said, I really like the .pdf files of the manual - mainly because they can be called up without searching through a stack of paper manuals (yes, I have a file for each Elecraft product manual). They are great when you are doing a search - that is easy to accomplish and works quite nicely. I have those files on a networked file server so I can access them from any computer in the house - the workbench is not in the same place as the hamshack, and I answer email from yet another computer, so that give me access to those reference files at any location I choose. However, when doing assembly or troubleshooting, I find no substitute for a printed manual and printed schematics. I cannot do that effectively on a computer screen. The printed manual is essential for me at the workbench. I think many others are the same - we need both, each has its own purpose - Elecraft is doing it right - don't monkey with what works and works quite well. 73, Don W3FPR On 8/20/2011 9:41 PM, Jim Miller KG0KP wrote: > I went online and downloaded and printed my own assembly manual. I had read > it completely twice before my K3 arrived. ______________________________________________________________ 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
