Fred: If you take a manual on a thumb drive, Staples can print it and spiral-bound it.
Tom W4KX Sent from my iPad > On Apr 9, 2019, at 2:44 PM, Fred Jensen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, the USAF Technical Orders for a system could fill a bookcase if printed, > and they were printed then. I don't remember many of the volumes but the -1 > was "How to fly the airplane" [or operate the radio], -6 was the Illustrated > Parts Breakdown, I think -5 was the parts list. There was usually a volume > describing packaging for shipment of the myriad of modules in the system, and > maybe one for storage requirements of various parts. The well-worn joke was, > "When the weight of the paper equals the weight of the airplane, you're > cleared for takeoff." And, updates, in the form of page changes, could have > life/death consequences if not done. [see Boeing] > > However ... tech data for a ham transceiver is light years removed from that > environment and comparison really isn't fair or sensible. Elecraft's manual, > like all manufacturers', approaches the radio from the perspective of, "Here > are all the controls and here's what they do." There's some information > about how the radio works, but it's not anywhere near exhaustive. KE7X's > books approach it from the perspective of "Here are the things you may want > to do with your radio, and here's how to do them." Again, there's > information about what's inside and how it does it, but it's not exhaustive. > No ham manufacturer that I know of publishes page changes. > > Most of what I write in my station notebook is stuff I've learned about my > radios ... how to set up RTTY, how to switch from local to remote operation, > anomalies such as the P3 span issue when changing bands via SW commands, > TX/RX EQ and AGC settings, etc. It's not info Elecraft sends out. I annotate > the PDF manual with the volume/page in my notebook where the item is > described. For me at least, the Elecraft PDF, KE7X spiral-bound book, and > notes in my notebook work fine. I would have liked a printed spiral-bound K3 > manual that lays flat on the desk, but the PDF works. > > 73, > Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW > Sparks NV DM09dn > Washoe County > >> On 4/9/2019 4:46 AM, Bill Mader wrote: >> I agree with your comments on the amplifier's manual Peter. Getting tech >> data right is a challenge. I spent my last six years in the USAF at a >> Major Command HQ where I would visit our primary depot twice a year to >> discuss product improvement. Tech data was a key part of those meetings. >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
