And don't forget your towel ... - 73 and good DX de Mike, K6MKF, Past President - NCDXC
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > On Behalf Of kevinr > Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2018 10:30 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Fred's HHG vs Elecraft manuals de KE7X > > The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Hexagonal Phase is currently being > broadcast directly from the BBC. Only one episode left to find out what happens > to Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Trillian, and her daughter Random. As for > Zaphod? Well, he's just this guy, you know. > > https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03v379k/episodes/guide > > The first radio show came out in the late 70s. Now, xx years later, we are on > part 6. > > 73, > > Kevin. KD5ONS > > > On 04/08/2018 07:09 AM, Cady, Fred wrote: > > Rats, wish I had thought of that! Maybe the next book . . . > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: kevino z <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 7:36 AM > > To: Joan > > Cc: Cady, Fred; [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Fred's HHG vs Elecraft manuals de KE7X > > > > Yeah, but my copy didnt have DONT PANIC written in large, friendly letters.... > > 73 DE KK4YEL > > > > No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However, a large number > of electrons were terribly inconvenienced ! > > > >> On Apr 8, 2018, at 02:27, Joan <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Fred, Ive 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 owners > manuals? > >>> Lets start by saying the KE7X books do not have any information needed to > operate the radios that is not in the Elecraft Owners manuals. Owners 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. Im 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, wouldnt it help others? So the idea of a K3 book was born. (The original > title was to be The Hitchhikers 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 receivers 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. > >>> > https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=www.ke7x.com&data=02 > %7C01%7C%7C9f89f0d9820449cbbfc208d59d19deae%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435 > aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636587656789761289&sdata=Vm0EbZlIY7l%2BlaY > sff7q5hyZ%2BQ1UTYUiOAiME5fDIqk%3D&reserved=0<https://nam03.safelinks.p > rotection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ke7x.com&data=02%7C01%7 > C%7C9f89f0d9820449cbbfc208d59d19deae%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaa > aaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636587656789761289&sdata=ZyBT4gyj%2FeHpFIVe6jzaHkb > vmMz6QiLfpJq8%2FC8CXiQ%3D&reserved=0> 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: > >>> https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmai > >>> > lman.qth.net%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Felecraft&data=02%7C01%7C%7C9f89f > >>> > 0d9820449cbbfc208d59d19deae%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1 > %7 > >>> > C0%7C636587656789761289&sdata=sMThFQMcq9EfCVJbOmeOTGSFts7md1kvV > kZyHQ > >>> 632aQ%3D&reserved=0 > >>> Help: > >>> https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmai > >>> > lman.qth.net%2Fmmfaq.htm&data=02%7C01%7C%7C9f89f0d9820449cbbfc208d > 59 > >>> > d19deae%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C63658765678 > 9761 > >>> > 289&sdata=5L3FdeiuR2E4%2BIDRtQlRQW3gU09%2FTnTGTHxyv5WRpFU%3D&re > serve > >>> d=0 > >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] > >>> > >>> This list hosted by: > >>> https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww > >>> > .qsl.net&data=02%7C01%7C%7C9f89f0d9820449cbbfc208d59d19deae%7C84df9 > e > >>> > 7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636587656789761289&sdata=cGY > O6R > >>> 1%2BAGFedGMfE7aQPuQJrj5NKv7agD7%2FLl9NWZY%3D&reserved=0 > >>> Please help support this email list: > >>> https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww > >>> > .qsl.net%2Fdonate.html&data=02%7C01%7C%7C9f89f0d9820449cbbfc208d59d1 > >>> > 9deae%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C6365876567897 > 6128 > >>> > 9&sdata=azuJabfL0ri77FtwH6IHI59ZLH%2BJ0AspbBTbCZvxk8k%3D&reserved=0 > >>> Message delivered to [email protected] > >>> > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> Elecraft mailing list > >> Home: > >> https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmail > >> > man.qth.net%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Felecraft&data=02%7C01%7C%7C9f89f0 > d > >> > 9820449cbbfc208d59d19deae%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7 > C0% > >> > 7C636587656789761289&sdata=sMThFQMcq9EfCVJbOmeOTGSFts7md1kvVkZyH > Q632a > >> Q%3D&reserved=0 > >> Help: > >> https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmail > >> > man.qth.net%2Fmmfaq.htm&data=02%7C01%7C%7C9f89f0d9820449cbbfc208d > 59d1 > >> > 9deae%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C6365876567897 > 61289 > >> > &sdata=5L3FdeiuR2E4%2BIDRtQlRQW3gU09%2FTnTGTHxyv5WRpFU%3D&reser > ved=0 > >> Post: mailto:[email protected] > >> > >> This list hosted by: > >> https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww. > >> > qsl.net&data=02%7C01%7C%7C9f89f0d9820449cbbfc208d59d19deae%7C84df9 > e7f > >> > e9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636587656789761289&sdata=cGYO > 6R1%2 > >> BAGFedGMfE7aQPuQJrj5NKv7agD7%2FLl9NWZY%3D&reserved=0 > >> Please help support this email list: > >> https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww. > >> > qsl.net%2Fdonate.html&data=02%7C01%7C%7C9f89f0d9820449cbbfc208d59d1 > 9d > >> > eae%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636587656789761 > 289&s > >> data=azuJabfL0ri77FtwH6IHI59ZLH%2BJ0AspbBTbCZvxk8k%3D&reserved=0 > >> 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] > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]
