Elecraft email LIST GUIDELINES 2025 For those of you who are new to the list or have forgotten our guidelines here is a quick list of things to remember when posting to this list. Please save this for future reference.
The most important thing to remember is that this is a hobby - Let's have fun! The PRIMARY purposes of this list are to provide a -polite- respectful and enjoyable forum for discussing Elecraft products, share mods, new ideas, feedback to Elecraft, bugs, experiences using our products, troubleshooting ideas etc. The Elecraft email list server (reflector) is provided primarily to further the discussion of Elecraft products and related items. It serves as a forum for the discussion of both technical and operating topics including product features, construction and debug problems, sharing your enthusiasm and impressions from using our products. Plus, on a limited basis, more general ham radio related topics of interest to our customers. Please -strongly- resist the urge to reply to an OT thread once it has gone to 5+ posts. Once it hits ten posts do not reply at all (go off list if you feel the urge to continue the conversation.) Also, please do not try to always get the 'last word'.. 1. YOU MUST BE SUBSCRIBED to the [Elecraft] list TO POST to it. (This is done to stop advertising spammers from hitting the list.) Any postings sent to [email protected] by addresses different from the exact ones it shows as subscribers will be rejected. This includes alias (forwarded) addresses like [email protected]. If you use an alias to subscribe you must have it as your from: and return address too. Subscribing with [email protected] from your physical address of [email protected] will allow you to receive postings, but your postings to the list will be rejected if their from: and reply to: address does not match your subscribe address.. Go to mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft to subscribe and to change your list preferences. To unsubscribe or to change your list preferences (digest, no mail on/off etc.), scroll to the bottom of that page and log in with your subscribed email address and the password that was sent to you by email when you subscribed (and sent to you each month). 2.The list server strips all attachments (pictures etc..) to prevent viruses from propagating and to keep the archives at a reasonable size. 3. Top posting is the official standard for this list, and its especially important for those of us who also read our email on smartphones, iPads etc. Scrolling though a long thread before getting to the reply text is difficult on these devices and costs everyone a lot of time. Reading the response first, at the top, is a huge time saver, especially when you have to read hundreds of emails daily as we do here. We really appreciate your adherence to this. Please also delete -all- footers and as much of the prior email text as possible when replying to cut down on overall email size. Please keep the amount of copied text from previous posts to an -ABSOLUTE MINIMUM- in your replies. 4. EMAIL OVERLOAD: If you are overloaded by the volume of individual messages on the list, You can view the daily Elecraft list messages for each month in web format at: mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html Just click on the messages you are interested in to read. To change your email list options or to subscribe / unsubscribe, go to: mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Scroll to the bottom of the page to log into your preferences page and set your mail options to 'no mail' You can also set your Elecraft list email preferences to 'no mail' delivery, which still allows you to post to the list when reading via the digest or mail-archive.com You can also change your subscription to the DIGEST version, which sends you a single compilation each day. 4a. Please make an effort to keep list volume under control by resisting the urge to post a comment on every long discussion thread (CW, Soldering, Poor on-air behaviour etc.) With thousands of list subscribers email volume can quickly get out of control if everyone feels the need to comment. While we do not overly restrict the subject matter on this list, please remember that its primary focus is on Elecraft products, and their use. Many people rely on it for pointers on building, using and troubleshooting their rigs. Other ham Radio topics are OK, but please keep the posts on non-Elecraft topics under control. 4b. *** When emailing about a specific rig or option, please add the rig/option name(s) to the first part of your email subject line. (K1, K2, K3, KX1 etc.) This will be a huge help for those experiencing email overload and will allow automatic filtering based on subject line. Examples: "Subject: [K4] Filter Adjustment" "Subject: [KH1] How to use ped portable?" "Subject: [XG2] Wow! Great signal Generator. Its a big help. 5. *** IMPORTANT - PLEASE KEEP ALL POSTINGS CORDIAL. Restrain the urge to email someone to argue or admonish them about a posting. The last thing we want to do is to scare anyone off the list. Overly aggressive postings, arguments and negative comments about other posters only serve to scare away new potential Elecraft community members. If you disagree with a posting, Waiting overnight before hitting 'send' f requently helps to put things in perspective.. Remember that -everything- you post here is archived and publicly visible for as long as the internet exists. Would you really want your friends, employers, kids etc. reading what you just posted in anger, foolishness, arrogance etc? If you have a complaint about someone or a thread please email it directly to me ( [email protected] ) and I'll address it. Please do not post complaints about other postings to the list. 5a. Do not post publicly or privately asking people to stop a particular thread, no matter how long, off topic or repetitive it gets. Email me instead. I will step in when I feel it is necessary to end a thread. ([email protected]) 5a1. Please exercise restraint in posting when a thread is getting heavily covered. 10-15 posts on one topic in a day is excessive. Please do not vote yay/nay or with 'me too' postings. That only clogs our email in-boxes. 5b. Please do not post any direct attacks or negative comments directed at a list member or other hams/organizations. . Enthusiastic arguments are encouraged, but please keep everything cordial. Members who verbally attack or denigrate another (either via the list or via direct email) may be removed from the list. As the only official list moderator, I tryjump in as necessary to keep everything orderly. I do this off line and occasionally to the list when it is appropriate. Our goal is to keep the Elecraft list a fun, relaxed and informative central clearing house for Elecraft information and enthusiasm. 6. There are -no- stupid questions. Please feel free to post your technical questions and comments to the list. (And absolutely do not criticize posters for their questions either on the list or via direct email.) Elecraft owners are your best source for quick answers (and they NEVER sleep!) If you don't get the answers you need from the list please email us directly at [email protected] , which is our customer service address. We do try to watch the list traffic, but we may not respond to everything immediately and may miss some postings sent to the list or our personal addresses. 7. Please post your experiences with your Elecraft product, DX worked, mountains climbed, park benchs visited, crazy ideas, product ideas and even complaints (yes - we do want to hear them, but please keep it polite . 7a. Commercial postings are allowed if they relate to Elecraft products, QRP, QRO, home-brewing, building etc. and are of interest to this list's membership. Please keep them as short as possible and provide web links to more detailed information. I'll step in if we feel someone is posting too many messages of this type. 7b. Please limit commercial postings to one per month per offering or product area (i.e. Builder for Hire postings, ham radio related products etc.) 8. Also, please -DO NOT USE ALL CAPS- to emphasize words or phrases. This is interpreted as shouting rudely on the internet. If you want to emphasize something, surround it with -dashes-. 9. Send parts requests direct to [email protected], instead of to the list. 10. If you don't get an answer to a question from the list, or by searching the list archives, don't forget to check the Builder's Resource Page at http://www.elecraft.com and our support email address: [email protected] 11. Please note that Wayne, I and our support staff can not read 100% of the emails in real time on this reflector - especially when we are busy at hamfests, ramping up new products in production etc. If you expect us to reply to a posting, and we do not do so, please email us directly or contact our great guys at [email protected] 12. Above all, HAVE FUN!. (Yes, I know that was all CAPS -> Moderator prerogative.. ;-) We hope that this list is both a good technical, operating and Q&A resource, and that it serves as an Elecraft community gathering place. We enjoy reading it every day and it really helps us keep our energy level high so we can continue getting exciting new products out the door to you! 73, Eric WA6HHQ Outside of my official Co. roles: List Moderator, Modulator etc. *elecraft.com <http://elecraft.com>* ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
