Well said! I'm just glad I bought my K3 before I got too involved in some of the discussion on here. If I hadn't I might not have done it and then I would be missing out on this wonderful radio.
To paraphrase what some others have said: "This one is a keeper and I am taking it with me to my final resting place!" Rick K6LE #3757 On 2/8/2010, at 6:29 , Don Wilhelm wrote: > Richard, > > All controls are not for everyone. There are those who "just want to > operate", and the default setting should be their choice. > For those who want performance enhancement, then several of us are > trying to give instructions about how to effectively do that - because > the K3 does provide those performance enhancement tools. We are not > making up for deficiencies in the K3 design, but are talking about how > to best use the tools available for extreme operating circumstances. > These suggestions may not be for everyone. > > Those performance enhancement tools will be used differently depending > on the circumstances of band conditions, antenna selection, and operator > preferences. Not everyone will want or need to use those tools. > > Comparing it to driving a high performance vehicle. If you just want to > cruise the streets, the normal settings will suffice, but if you want > maximum performance on the race track, you will want to use all the > tools at your disposal, and customize them for the track being used and > the driver's preferences (these may be different for every race). Those > who want to just use the standard setting for this "race" will likely > not come in as front-runners, but they certainly can participate. > > Just how much you want to "dance the AGC up and down" is a decision each > owner must decide for him/herself, no one answer fits all. Use the > default settings if you do not want to make any decisions or do not want > to do any experimenting (trial runs). In the meantime, the information > gleaned from the various comments here will allow those interested in > fine tuning their K3 to do so in an intelligent and orderly manner. > > 73, > Don W3FPR ______________________________________________________________ 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
