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I get the daily digest. I am switching to individual posts because I find myself reading fewer posts. The ones I skip are:
a) Ones that should go to Elecraft Support/Sales/Parts b) Ones that relate to a topic fully covered in the manual c) Ones that are covered on the Elecraft website d) Details of measurements. I would like to have access to these via the web e) Ones that are primarily a discussion of third party equipment/software. Websites for such are usually very good. I do not mind skipping these posts, but the risk of missing something interesting grows as the volume of uninteresting things grows. Monty, K2DLJ K3 #699 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Dave,
I certainly agree. The Elecraft list is often 50 plus topics, most of which are absolute nonsense. I for one wish it could be limited to dealing with operation problems with use of the Elecraft products and not ancilliary equipment usage or hookups, i.e. bandscopes, linear amps.,etc. Bob, VE3XM _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Most of these add ons I have no interest in.
BUT I am glad to know that there are there. Some day I may want to know how to hook up one. These add ons are an extention of ELECRAFT. The delete key is used often. 73, Ty, W1TF, K3 $696 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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subject lines could be " standardized" or "grouped" ..... K3 or K2 X
ie: K3 wish list ,,,,, ( includes redesigning the K3 because it works fine now ) K3 filters K3 alc that would help those who can only see the subject line.... bill At 09:42 AM 9/9/2008, Ralph Tyrrell wrote: >Most of these add ons I have no interest in. >BUT I am glad to know that there are there. >Some day I may want to know how to hook up one. >These add ons are an extention of ELECRAFT. >The delete key is used often. > >73, Ty, W1TF, K3 $696 > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Post to: [hidden email] >You must be a subscriber to post to the list. >Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm >Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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On Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:37:53 -0500, Bill NY9H <[hidden email]> wrote:
>subject lines could be " standardized" or "grouped" ..... K3 or K2 X > >ie: K3 wish list ,,,,, ( includes redesigning the K3 because it >works fine now ) > K3 filters > K3 alc > >that would help those who can only see the subject line.... [snip] And to program our kill filters :O) Tom, N5GE - SWOT 3537 - Grid EM12jq "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" An excerpt from a letter written in 1755 from the Assembly to the Governor of Pennsylvania. Support the entire Constitution, not just the parts you like. http://www.n5ge.com http://www.eQSL.cc/Member.cfm?N5GE _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
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You might also like reading via Nabble, on the web.
http://n2.nabble.com/Elecraft-f365791.html Or visit that page and click on "Forum Feeds" at the bottom and drag the "Topics" one to your Live Bookmarks in Firefox 3 or Internet Explorer 7 and get one-click access to the list of active topics. Leigh/WA5ZNU > I get the daily digest. I am switching to individual posts because I find myself reading fewer posts. The ones I skip are: > ... > > I do not mind skipping these posts, but the risk of missing something interesting grows as the volume of uninteresting things grows. > Monty, K2DLJ > K3 #699 > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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During my short time with the list (K2 5982 / K3 766) it has been a
technical list. These folks are not your average hams. They will dig into a piece of equipment and understand what makes it tick. It is an amazing think tank of information that I enjoy reading everyday. That being said, I do have separate folders for K3, K2, Elecraft (each with a Keepers sub folder). All Elecraft email ends up in one of those folders. I use Thunderbird, and it has a search function in the corner much like google. I plug in a keyword in the subject line of a thread that I want to read, and boom. I have all the emails, sorted by date. And only that thread. I may read some of it, all of it, or throw the whole thing away (in my case, anything about microphones or SSB). I clear the search function, all of the threads are back. But that is just me. And that is what is so special about this list. Lots of great info, and a delete key too. What more can you ask for? Ok, they got the Mojo too! David Wilburn K4DGW Monty Shultes wrote: > I get the daily digest. I am switching to individual posts because I find myself reading fewer posts. The ones I skip are: > > a) Ones that should go to Elecraft Support/Sales/Parts > b) Ones that relate to a topic fully covered in the manual > c) Ones that are covered on the Elecraft website > d) Details of measurements. I would like to have access to these via the web > e) Ones that are primarily a discussion of third party equipment/software. Websites for such are usually very good. > > I do not mind skipping these posts, but the risk of missing something interesting grows as the volume of uninteresting things grows. > Monty, K2DLJ > K3 #699 > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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This is great procedure, but the huge failing comes from the significantly poor use of the subject line, very often too vague and even misleading about the actual content of the message.... FOR EXAMPLE: "K3 Topics" but at least that sez "K3". Until the engineers among us learn to use the English language, the subject lines now in use are mostly useless. 73 Charles Harpole [hidden email] > Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 22:42:41 -0400 > From: [hidden email] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Topics > To: [hidden email] > > During my short time with the list (K2 5982 / K3 766) it has been a > technical list. These folks are not your average hams. They will dig > into a piece of equipment and understand what makes it tick. It is an > amazing think tank of information that I enjoy reading everyday. > > That being said, I do have separate folders for K3, K2, Elecraft (each > with a Keepers sub folder). All Elecraft email ends up in one of > those folders. > > I use Thunderbird, and it has a search function in the corner much > like google. I plug in a keyword in the subject line of a thread that > I want to read, and boom. I have all the emails, sorted by date. And > only that thread. I may read some of it, all of it, or throw the > whole thing away (in my case, anything about microphones or SSB). I > clear the search function, all of the threads are back. > > But that is just me. And that is what is so special about this list. > Lots of great info, and a delete key too. What more can you ask > for? Ok, they got the Mojo too! > > David Wilburn > K4DGW > > > > > Monty Shultes wrote: >> I get the daily digest. I am switching to individual posts because I find myself reading fewer posts. The ones I skip are: >> >> a) Ones that should go to Elecraft Support/Sales/Parts >> b) Ones that relate to a topic fully covered in the manual >> c) Ones that are covered on the Elecraft website >> d) Details of measurements. I would like to have access to these via the web >> e) Ones that are primarily a discussion of third party equipment/software. Websites for such are usually very good. >> >> I do not mind skipping these posts, but the risk of missing something interesting grows as the volume of uninteresting things grows. >> Monty, K2DLJ >> K3 #699 >> _______________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Post to: [hidden email] >> You must be a subscriber to post to the list. >> Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): >> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm >> Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com >> > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Charles,
Sorry, but engineers and good, clear, concise writing do not typically run together. Way back in engineering school, I had a 'Western Civilization" class professor who was bold enough to tell his sophomore class of EE students that *his* class was the most important in the curriculum. That statement generated a lot of snickers and side comments. Then over my years of real world engineering experience, I found that writing and a knowledge of history were indeed the major required assets of any good engineer - one must be able to communicate effectively with non-engineering types. Unfortunately, that fact is usually learned "too little, too late" and only in the 'school of hard knocks'. 73, Don W3FPR Charles Harpole wrote: > ... Until the engineers among us learn to use > > the English language, the subject lines now in use are mostly useless. > > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Very well said, Don. As a senior technical writer/editor with a
solid hardware engineering background, I can attest to the fact that engineers' writing ranges all the way from crystal-clear, perfectly composed expositive prose, to the utterly incomprehensible. I remember getting a sentence in a draft paper from an engineer once that literally could not be read in one breath, try as we might to fill our lungs with air to the max before starting and reading as fast as we could. :-) Very entertaining, but ultimately futile. That's why people like me have jobs -- except I don't, at the moment. RIFfed in June (too old, too expensive), still on "vacation". :-) Bill W5WVO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Wilhelm" <[hidden email]> To: "Charles Harpole" <[hidden email]> Cc: "Elecraft Discussion List" <[hidden email]> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 9:51 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Topics is bad subject line > Charles, > > Sorry, but engineers and good, clear, concise writing do not typically > run together. > Way back in engineering school, I had a 'Western Civilization" class > professor who was bold enough to tell his sophomore class of EE students > that *his* class was the most important in the curriculum. That > statement generated a lot of snickers and side comments. Then over my > years of real world engineering experience, I found that writing and a > knowledge of history were indeed the major required assets of any good > engineer - one must be able to communicate effectively with > non-engineering types. > Unfortunately, that fact is usually learned "too little, too late" and > only in the 'school of hard knocks'. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > Charles Harpole wrote: > > ... Until the engineers among us learn to use > > > > the English language, the subject lines now in use are mostly useless. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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