Fred, I’ve just appended my copy of your book to read: The Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Elecraft KX2.
Thank you! ^_^ Joan FB es 73 = KE7X de KX2CW kn . . Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra, said Piglet. Shaka, when the walls fell, said Pooh. > On Apr 7, 2018, at 12:05, Cady, Fred <[email protected]> wrote: > > What makes the KE7X Elecraft book different than the Elecraft owner’s manuals? > Let’s start by saying the KE7X books do not have any information needed to > operate the radios that is not in the Elecraft Owner’s manuals. Owner’s > manuals are by design succinct and concise descriptions of the controls and > features of the radio. Elecraft manuals are very well done but I found > during my 40+ years as an EE prof that there are various ways that people > learn. Some are visual learners and learn by seeing diagrams and images, > some can gain comprehension just be reading. Others are more hands-on > learners, needing the “lab experience” to cement their understanding of the > concepts. I’m a visual and hands-on learner. When I first got my K3 I had > trouble understanding how the sub receiver worked and what the different > antenna switching options were. So I drew it out in a diagram and that made > it much more clear to me. If that helped me, wouldn’t it help others? So > the idea of a K3 book was born. (The original title was to be “The > Hitchhiker’s Guide to the K3” but I got talked out of that!) > The concept that takes these books beyond the Elecraft manuals is support for > the visual, reading, and doing learning styles. There are many, many > diagrams. In the K3S book there are 131 diagrams, 16 on the sub receiver > alone. There are expanded explanations (and diagrams) for all radio > operations and in-depth explanations of topics such as the various controls > for the receiver’s AGC. And to top it all off, most topics have a “lab > exercise” that you can do sitting at your radio to make sure you understand > the concept. > The printed versions of the books all have an index and, of course, the pdf > versions can be easily searched for what you are looking for. > www.ke7x.com<http://www.ke7x.com> has more information on all 12 current KE7X > Elecraft books with tables of contents and ordering information. > > > 73, > > Fred > > ________________________________ > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on > behalf of Mike Markowski <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2018 12:04 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Fred's vs Elecraft manuals > > Fred and all, > > Can you describe in general how your books differ from Elecraft manuals? > I haven't found Elecaft manuals to be lacking and very much like how > direct and concise they are. Your books are popular, making me wonder > what you've added? > > Tnx es 73! > Mike ab3ap > >> On 04/07/2018 11:39 AM, Cady, Fred wrote: >> Hi Neil >> >> No never did a K2 book. >> >> Sorry the 15% discount at Lulu doesn't apply to pdf files. >> >> The K3S, KX3, and KX2 hard copy books are only available through Elecraft. >> Sorry about that too. >> >> Fred KE7X > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
