One other point is the hams mentality ; "I've operated hundreds of ham
radios and I know how this one works". HA! Better read the dang
manual two or three times. Also the Fred Cady, KE7X has a wealth of
information not included in the standard Elecraft K3S Owner's Manual.
Regarding manuals, I've often thought when a person orders a new radio,
the manual should be shipped some 2 or 3 weeks to the buyer in advance,
before the radio ships. Perhaps this would encourage one to learn a bit
more about the radio, as opposed to taking it out of the box, connecting
a few cables and start turning knobs and pushing buttons. Then they
exclaim: "uh, where did I put that manual because this dang thing
doesn't work."
73
Bob, K4TAX
On 9/28/2017 4:16 PM, Bill Frantz wrote:
Dave, W7AQK is absolutely right. Many of my early problems with the K3
came from pushing a button without looking at the radio.
It also helps to learn what each of the items displayed on the panel
means, even the ones you don't think you need to know about. You may
have accidentally changed one an shot yourself in the foot.
My last serious case of transmit on the DX frequency came because my
P3/SVGA display for the 2nd VFO looked red, even though I wasn't in
split. The P3 colors were much clearer, but I didn't look at the P3.
Another ham called me on the telephone to inform me of the error of my
ways. (Thanks!) Now I check the delta-F light and the SVGA.
73 Bill AE6JV
On 9/28/17 at 10:16 AM, [email protected] (dyarnes) wrote:
However, if you reach for a knob or a button on any of these rigs,
you better be paying attention! I think most operator errors are due
to just that, and not to design issues. If something on your K3
doesn’t sound or act right, take a good, hard look at your display
and panel indicators. The answer is probably right there in front of
you! How many times have we seen a response like ‘Are you on antenna
1 or antenna 2?”
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