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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Need for advice was; (More Thorough
Documentation)
Samuel E-F said:
Buy a radio, attend a quarterly held two or three day class presented
by the designers on advanced topics?
OK, maybe it's a four-hour class. :) Crazy Huh
Dear Group
This is a very good discussion and it is spot on for a new K3 owner.
I have owned my K3 for about one month and I have struggled to learn how to use
this radio. nbsp;So a fairly new ham and a high feature radio are not
necessarly a great fit. nbsp; So yes for guys like me some
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Sent: Wednesday, December 8, 2010 7:09:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Need for advice
Dear Group
This is a very good discussion and it is spot on for a new K3 owner.
I have owned my K3 for about one
Dear Joe
With respect, it seems to me that the secret sauce in the K3 is largely
in the FIRMWARE, which is why I carefully avoided
even mentioning it, let alone asking for descriptive material on it.
[ I agree that Elecraft would be nuts to publish
the firmware in human-readable form, and I
Each new version of the firmware (including beta versions) comes with a
description of the changes made. In fact the document included describes each
change that the update includes dating back to MCU 1.65 and DSP 1.52, 1-28-08.
You don't have to ask for it. The file name is hfwnotes.rtf and
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n...@elecraft.com, Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wednesday, December 8, 2010 7:09:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Need for advice
Dear Group
This is a very good discussion and it is spot on for a new K3 owner.
I have
Byron,
That's exactly, as you Americans would say, the 'way to go'. I am always a
little saddened to read of someone who has a top end transceiver yet who is
new to the hobby and probably too does not have a background of short wave
listening. I can only imagine how much there is to learn,
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Sent: Tue, December 7, 2010 2:17:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Need for advice was; (More Thorough Documentation)
one thing that would also help..
when folks explain their process,
how they got there, and what their setting are.
they really
Perhaps the small group seeking insights into the design of the K3 could
show us all where this information has been supplied by Y,K Y etc?
I am sure it is not high on Elecraft's list of 'things to do' and so it may
be quite a while before the information you seek is released.
Already the
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From: Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Need for advice was;(More Thorough Documentation)
Someone else argued that to become an expert with the K3, it
predominately comesfrom using
Stephen, I used to feel the same way, having come into Ham radio building
and operating my own gear from the ground up and getting my Commercial
Radiotelegraph and Radiotelephone licenses passing tests demonstrating that
I could draw schematics and block diagrams of equipment from FM transmitters
Stephen,
Well, it was the way to go for me, but I can completely understand
buying a K3 as a first radio.
I have a number of hobbies, and my normal technique is to buy the kit
all the others are comparing themselves against; the K3 certainly fits
that bill in ham radio. I like to buy good gear
, 6 Dec 2010 19:38:24 +0100
From: helmut.be...@t-online.de
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Need for advice was; noise reduction
Dear Wayne,
From my point of view I like to have a written (Paper or pdf) manual.
I see your effort in updating such a manual
What happened to the K3 wiki? Wouldn't that be a good place for users to
develop a handbook?
Buck
k4ia
K3 #101
In a message dated 12/7/2010 11:54:18 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
notforc...@hotmail.com writes:
For all of those that asked for it on here I have sent a series of 5
documents
No, it wouldn't. A wiki wouldn't be organized any better than the
current K3 manual. The K3 manual suffers less from not having enough
important information than it does from being structured like it was
written by an engineer who felt he had more important things to do.
73,
Dave AB7E
The K3 Wiki was pulled by Thom LaCosta due to lack of use. Besides, it
would be more disjointed than the manual!!
73,
Don, WB5HAK
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I'm certainly not an expert on the K3, but I do appreciate the information
that cycles through this reflector, and I do share the desire for a
compendium of how-to and best practices information on the rig.
That said, I am a fair writer and I have a good collection of illustration
and publishing
Hmmm ... I can't speak to Another Don's sales conjecture, but I don't
think basic tech writing skill is the root problem of this discussion.
If I know what I'm looking for, I usually find it in the downloadable
PDF manual most of the time, and it is clearly written. Nearly always,
when I
We've already started work on a K3 owner's manual supplement that's
more tutorial in nature and addresses the concerns posted.
73,
Wayne
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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 1:41 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Need for advice
We've already started work on a K3 owner's manual supplement that's more
tutorial
one thing that would also help..
when folks explain their process,
how they got there, and what their setting are.
they really must include the relavent settings for
AGC DCY, AGC HLD, AGC PLS, AGC SLP, AGC THR, AGC-F and AGC-S
with out these as a reference point
what ever comments are
Thanks, Greg.
73,
Dick - KA5KKT
I'm certainly not an expert on the K3, but I do appreciate the information
that cycles through this reflector, and I do share the desire for a
compendium of how-to and best
Thanks Wayne. When it is ready I will incorporate it into my K3 Micro Manual.
Should make a very valuable supplement.
Mike ks7d
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On Dec 7, 2010, at 1:41 PM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote:
We've already started work on a K3 owner's manual supplement that's
more
Wayne,
Thanks for my K3 and by extension the manual both in paper and pdf.
I may be in the minority - this is my second radio with only about 6 months
experience before purchasing the K3. The manual was instrumental in getting
me installed operating the K3. My first radio is a used Kenwood
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Sent: Tue, December 7, 2010 2:17:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Need for advice was; (More Thorough Documentation)
one thing that would also help..
when folks explain their process,
how they got there, and what their setting are.
they really must include
Wayne,
Thanks SO much for listening to our issues and then taking positive action
to address them. This is the main reason you are staying WAY ahead of the
major three in amateur transceiver manufacturing.
Those of us out here giving feedback ARE really trying to help, and although
there are
While we're on the topic, I would really like to have a text describing
the design of the K3,
an aid in understanding what the components do, the design choices and
why they were made, WHY modules were designed the way that they were,
and HOW they work at the component or group of components
Samuel E-F said:
Buy a radio, attend a quarterly held two or three day class presented
by the designers on advanced topics?
OK, maybe it's a four-hour class. :) Crazy Huh?
Not crazy at all! Could also be held at Pacificon etc as one part of a K3
operators get-together.
[Which I'd very much
One of the things that strikes me reading through the manual is how
little advice there is in it about how to use the K3, as opposed to
documenting its features. I'm sure that the defaults probably represent
their best judgment in many cases, and that the guys probably despaired
at
Hi Pete,
Your thoughts regarding usage and perhaps techniques may have some merit. A
web page or perhaps PDF document may be appropriate for distribution. With
modest resources, either might be created.
Have you considered offering to be a clearing house for such information
regarding 'how's'
Note that we already have an extensive FAQ page for the K3:
http://www.elecraft.com/K3/K3FAQ.htm
There are many operating tips on this page, categorized by mode, etc.
NR is one of the areas covered.
Would this be a good place to add more extensive operating advice?
This page can be
A FAQ or youtube video on operating split would be most helpful for us newbies.
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From: Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com
To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Monday, December 6, 2010 12:09:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Need for advice
Yes.
73, Pete N4ZR
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