Re: [Elecraft] Fred's vs Elecraft manuals de KE7X

2018-04-07 Thread kevinr
I learn subjects more readily if they keep from diving into the mathematics on page one.  I don't find the math difficult it just distracts me from the broad brush strokes of concepts.  Once I get the idea firmly in my head the mathematics helps me dig deeper. But starting with the math just

Re: [Elecraft] Fred's vs Elecraft manuals de KE7X

2018-04-07 Thread hawley, charles j jr
That’s a great book, “The Art of Electronics”. Horowitz and Hill, Harvard and Rowland institute for Science. Interesting about the math. I learned the math, though, in EE courses and found that to be a plus. Math with an application. Seemed like I was always taking the math course after I

Re: [Elecraft] Fred's vs Elecraft manuals de KE7X

2018-04-07 Thread Mike Markowski
Many thanks to everyone who responded! I have a clearer understanding now. It reminds me of my own EE student days. I found learning electronics challenging because our texts started with math and the useful properties of this or that circuit kind of fell out as a side effect or

Re: [Elecraft] Fred's vs Elecraft manuals de KE7X

2018-04-07 Thread Cady, Fred
ski <mike.ab...@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2018 12:04 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Fred's vs Elecraft manuals Fred and all, Can you describe in general how your books differ from Elecraft manuals? I haven't found Elecaft manuals to be lacking and very mu

Re: [Elecraft] Fred's vs Elecraft manuals

2018-04-07 Thread David Gilbert
Fred's manuals are more detailed and give more background on how or why you might use a particular control instead of just what it does.  I own his manuals for both the K3 and the KX2 and they were well worth it. Dave On 4/7/2018 11:04 AM, Mike Markowski wrote: Fred and all, Can you

Re: [Elecraft] Fred's vs Elecraft manuals

2018-04-07 Thread Fred Jensen
Fair question.  From my perspective... Elecraft manuals are well written and follow the pattern of all manufacturer's User Manuals.  They are like the "dash one" in the set of Air Force Tech Orders for some piece of equipment ... "How to fly the airplane."  They describe how to configure

Re: [Elecraft] Fred's vs Elecraft manuals

2018-04-07 Thread donovanf
; <mike.ab...@gmail.com> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2018 6:04:28 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Fred's vs Elecraft manuals Fred and all, Can you describe in general how your books differ from Elecraft manuals? I haven't found Elecaft manuals to be lacking and ve

Re: [Elecraft] Fred's vs Elecraft manuals

2018-04-07 Thread Mike Markowski
Fred and all, Can you describe in general how your books differ from Elecraft manuals? I haven't found Elecaft manuals to be lacking and very much like how direct and concise they are. Your books are popular, making me wonder what you've added? Tnx es 73! Mike ab3ap On 04/07/2018 11:39