[Elecraft] K3 Complexity

2009-05-07 Thread John Lyon
Hi Elecrafters, I am the proud owner (are as opposed to the unproud owners) of K3 #647. And a K2 and K1 before it. I strongly believe in the Elecraft business model, with its closeness to the customer and excellent service in support of world class equipment made here in our country (well,

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Complexity

2009-05-07 Thread wayne burdick
Hi John, Thanks for the feedback. concerned that the K3 is becoming just another menu driven radio - with so many parameters that the result is brain paralysis. We only add new menu entries after very careful consideration. Any new entries come up at factory defaults, and most users

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Complexity

2009-05-07 Thread Darwin, Keith
To me the K3 is pretty simple. I turn it on and use it. If I want to change things I can but I pretty much don't. I just turn it on and operate. It's like a modern HW-101 for me, just as simple as can be. Now, as to promised features vs. fixes, this is a tough call. If the features had not

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Complexity

2009-05-07 Thread Phil LaMarche
Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of wayne burdick Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 1:24 PM To: John Lyon Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Complexity Hi John, Thanks for the feedback. concerned

[Elecraft] K3 Complexity

2009-05-07 Thread Lee Trout
I don't find the K3 complex. As a matter of fact, I rather enjoy playing with the new features. One doesn't have to upgrade the firmware if he is happy with the radio as is. 73, Lee (K9CM) __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Complexity

2009-05-07 Thread Doug Turnbull
Wayne and Company, Thank you so much for listening and improving the AGC Most K3 Contesters will thank their good fortune for their K3 and the amazing work you good people put into tweaking the K3 into an even better radio! It is my feeling that of late the radio of choice for use in

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Complexity

2009-05-07 Thread k0zu
Ditto Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Storm -Original Message- From: Doug Turnbull turnb...@net1.ie Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 21:42:29 To: 'Lee Trout'trou...@gmail.com; Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Complexity Wayne and Company, Thank you so much

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Complexity

2009-05-07 Thread Jim Brown
On Thu, 07 May 2009 11:50:10 -0500, John Lyon wrote: But I, too, have become concerned that the K3 is becoming just another menu driven radio - with so many parameters that the result is brain paralysis. How many AGC parameters does one person need, even with different modes and band

[Elecraft] K3 complexity

2009-05-07 Thread rfenabled
Jim wrote (Snip) I'd like to see these things too, but the panadapter and an up-to-date manual that better integrates new functions are the things on your list that I'd most like to see. Asynchronous detection is nice, but I didn't buy my K3s to ragchew on AM or listen to shortwave. Others