If you're already comfortable with the K3, you'll be comfortable with the K4 in a matter of hours. You "won't need no steenkeeng book." The screen is totally different in layout and appearance but supports many of the functions you've come to understand and (hopefully) love in K3/P3. Most of the nomenclature is the same as is the buttonology. If you're new to the Elecraft family of radios, you might prefer a Cady-style book to the Elecraft manual, although many users (like me) find the Elecraft manuals sufficient, much better than some transceiver user guides out there. I don't recommend an Elecraft newbie spend a lot of time with K3 documentation, from either source, as a head start on the K4. It couldn't hurt and it might assuage the delivery anxiety a bit but IMHO it would be better just to download the K4 manual when it becomes available.
Rick N6XI K4 #00012 On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 4:21 PM Don Wilhelm <donw...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > Tongue planted firmly in cheek -- > What? Study the manual? We are hams and can just push buttons and turn > knobs and see what happens! > > Seriously, I think some hams really do it that way. > > How much more pleasure would they get out of their gear if they took the > time to study the manual. That is NOT a casual perusal paging through > the manual. > That is sitting down in front of the radio with the manual open and > identifying things as well as trying things out with a dummy load when > it involves transmitting. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 6/29/2020 7:06 PM, Jim Brown wrote: > > > > Maybe study the manual? Worked fine for me with most ham gear I've > > owned, including the K3 and companion products. > > > > 73, Jim K9YC > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to rta...@gmail.com > -- -- Rick Tavan Truckee and Saratoga, CA ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
