Tony,
If your main concern is about the "knob and menu twiddling" folks at a
multi-operator situation, consider the locking function for mic gain,
compression and power that are available in the PWR SET menu. It will
not prevent total disaster, but can help with the basic settings for
those parameters.
Yes, you may still have to provide instruction for the Width/Shift or
HiCut/LoCut knobs, and the likes of split operation, but the K3 can be
operated with no guest operator problems just 'as-is'.
My K3 has been used as the CW station in the last 3 Field Day events,
and no problems were found. In the middle of the night while the CW ops
were asleep, a couple operators used it on SSB and discovered what a
fabulous rig it was just using the default settings. I don't think I
generated any orders for the K3 because most of the club members seem to
think that a transceiver costing over $500 is an extravagance.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 4/5/2013 11:06 AM, Tony McClenny wrote:
If Elecraft or expert user(s) could arrange to teach a class on how to use
the K3, here is one individual, who would be so pleased to attend. I have
had the rig for several years, read the manual more than once, followed the
e-mail reflector diligently, experimented and learned to use multiple
functions with a computer (psk & rtty for example) but realize there is so
much more it can do than yours truly understands...
Although I would not want to travel to CA for the lesson(s), I would go as
far as Dayton or somewhere on the east coast. I love my K3 and have taken
it many times to various locations in the Caribbean while on vacation. I am
smart enough to realize that it is smarter than I - help in a tutored class
activity to learn more about "How to" would be appreciated.
- Tony, N3ME -
118 Ashwood Street
Bethany Beach, DE 19930-9699
(302) 539-5638
Grid: FM28lm
http://www.n3me.net
Elecraft K3 # 2462
PVRC Member
-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Fritze
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 13:13 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft K3 presentation for a club?
BESIDES THE ONE LISTED on the Elecraft site does any one have a Power Point
presentation they have put together on "How to Operate a K3"?
I have been asked to put together a presentation (pre Field Day) on general
and BASIC operation of the K3 for my club. For the past several years, I
have brought my K3 and more recently P3 to FD. My club members are mostly
contesters and DXers intimately familiar with their KenYaeCom rigs but for
some reason have a mental block when it comes to the K3. While I realize,
once you have the K3 tweaked the way you want it, you really don't have to
touch a thing, but these guys love to play with buttons. If anyone has put
together any kind of presentation helping explain the K3's operation please
forward it to me directly. I will be happy to consolidate any information
and make it available to anyone else who finds themselves in the same
position.
Please reply directly to: k2qy (at) arrl (dot) net
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