I have all of the Elecraft manuals of interest on my iPad (I just got a new iPad to replace my original iPad and the resolution makes reading these new manuals a new experience). I could never read them on my iPhone.
73, phil, K7PEH On Mar 28, 2012, at 8:25 AM, Jim Miller KG0KP wrote: > I have all ten of my radio manuals on my smart phone. Not the easiest to > use but they are always with me and I can always find something I don't > remember how to do. Electronic capability is great. I print portions of > most of my manuals for ready reference. I spend a considerable amount of > time in quickie restaurants waiting and always have manuals and procedures > with me to read. > > 73, de Jim KG0KP > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 4:29 AM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 95,Issue 50 - Electronic > manuals > > >> It's nice to have both. The electronic one gives you a great ability to >> find things, it's easily updated, and takes up no space on the bookshelf >> or coffee table. And it's harder to misplace. It's dirt cheap compared >> to paper. >> >> The paper one is good so I don't have to either build on my operating >> desk, or carry a computer to the workbench, and it's handier for >> checking off steps, and reading in my recliner. >> >> 73, Mike NF4L >> >> On 3/28/12 9:30 PM, Scott wrote: >>> Personally, I don't really care how many trees are used up. They grow >>> back. I want a paper copy of the manual. Then I can look up whatever I >>> want without a computer. >>> >>> Scott >>> KF5MHS >>> >>> On 3/28/2012 1:04 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: >>>> While electronic manuals might save trees and PDF's are really great for >>>> searching for information, that won't speed up the delivery of manuals >>>> for >>>> new products or updates to manuals significantly. >>>> >>>> 99.9% of the time (and cost) required to create a new document is in the >>>> writing, illustrating, validating and editing. That doesn't change. >>>> >>>> Toward Dale's question, I have a binder for my K2 that I built in 2000 >>>> that >>>> has copies of all the many mods and changes that have been made to it >>>> over >>>> the years. My K2 has never had a failure, but if it did there'd be >>>> repair >>>> log in that binder too. I have considered doing that electronically, >>>> perhaps with a memory stick, but the one advantage of paper is that it >>>> does >>>> not require any technology to read it. >>>> >>>> 73, >>>> >>>> Ron AC7AC >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> >>>> How about you save the current online manuals and other info to a $4 USB >>>> Memory stick and put it in the box? Maybe Elecraft could even supply a >>>> "Elecraft" branded USB Memory Stick with the latest stuff on it. Then >>>> you >>>> would have a record that was consistent with when you bought your radio. >>>> Elecraft could even save the Calibration data to that memory stick as >>>> well. >>>> Personally I'd rather have that than the printed manual, and I suspect >>>> it >>>> would cost far less given printing and shipping costs. >>>> >>>> Another possibility would be if Elecraft kept archival copies of all >>>> manuals >>>> online. >>>> >>>> Personally I can live without printed manuals -- I like the PDFs, but I >>>> do >>>> see Dale's point and the cheap USB Flash Drive seems like a cheap way. >>>> >>>> 73, Bob, B4SON >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 9:02 AM, Dale Putnam<[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> The one issue that I see with on line manuals ... any ideas? >>>>> >>>>> --... ...-- >>>>> Dale - WC7S in Wy >>>>> >>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
