I agree, and would point out that there are two sides in the information exchange. Asking the right question, couched in the correct terms is also necessary.
73, Mike NF4L On 11/22/2011 7:33 PM, Al Lorona wrote: > I have been waiting for a slow reflector day to post this very low priority > message (Perhaps that day will never come!, so here goes...) but various > threads keep touching on the point that I have been wanting to make, and a > current K3 thread has yet again exhibited this behavior. > > Let's say that you're having trouble with a particular rig control/logging > program. Let's say for example that it doesn't properly put the transceiver > into > transmit under certain conditions. > > If I made a suggestion such as, "The K3 already has a XMIT button that you can > use to put the rig into transmit," you would probably be irritated with me > because, of course, that isn't what you desire to do. You want the computer to > perform that function, not a front panel button. > > Yet, again and again, when someone poses a particular problem or question > about > the operation of an Elecraft product often one or more of the responses is, > "Computer program ABC can do that." Well, that may be true, but it doesn't > help > the original poster. The original poster probably isn't interested in finding > a > computer solution; he's interested in finding a solution within the rig > itself. > > Perhaps one possible reason for this is that folks who use a computer with > their > rig 100% of the time assume that everybody does (or should). It is not my > intent > to debate this particular issue, only to point out that it's not realistic to > assume this. > > In my opinion, we should be more sensitive to whether or not a computer > solution > is the right solution, and always help the poster dig down to find a real > solution to his problem. > > Regards, > > Al W6LX > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
