I’ll bet the manual will be available to download soon after the first few radios are shipped to regular customers(not field testers).
Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Dec 21, 2019, at 4:06 PM, Scott Manthe <[email protected]> wrote: > > A good reason for Elecraft NOT release a manual before the radio is > available is that there are competing companies that would love to have a > copy of the K4 manual before the radio is available. That would allow those > competitors to add features or performance enhancements to their own radios > before the K4's release. Amateur radios are largely created in software > these days, so what once would have required a redesign of hardware, now > requires a rewrite of software. So releasing a manual before the radio is > available would be a gift to Elecraft's competition. Maybe I'm paranoid, but > maybe not and if Elecraft were my company, I'd keep things under wraps. > > 73, > Scott N9AA > > > >> On 12/21/19 12:26 PM, stephen shearer wrote: >> OK, January is fine as it's only 10+ days away... AND yes, Jan 31st is only >> 5+ weeks. >> (Joe, I bet as a kid you had no problem waiting for your gifts at Christmas >> or other big holidays...) >> what I am waiting for is the manual. It will/should answer many of my >> questions. >> Maybe before the K4 is shipped? >> >> Like, with a LAN connection on the K4 and an internal PC (of some sort) will >> I be able to download updates direct to the K4? >> or, will I need a separate PC and use the USB port on K4 to do the admin >> "stuff" ? >> There are plenty of single board computers that would fit the need, if >> required. >> I expect to use a SBC for FT8 and JS8, as it works nice now on my KX3 w/amp >> (as needed). >> >> 73, steve WB3LGC (waiting for my Christmas and my birthday "gift" = K4... >> wife approved) >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]
