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Richard W Hemingway

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Hello again,

I have been reading Dr. Cady's book on the K3. I looked at the menus in the back and they kind of scare me. They certainly cover just about anything. How much do you have to refer to them or change them. I don't want to spend my time with them.

Dick, N5XRD
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wayne burdick

Re: Menus

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Dick,

The menu is typically used very little once basic configuration is completed. Most of this is done at the factory. The defaults can always be used; whether you want to customize is up to you.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

On May 27, 2013, at 2:20 PM, Richard W Hemingway <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hello again,
>
> I have been reading Dr. Cady's book on the K3. I looked at the menus in the back and they kind of scare me. They certainly cover just about anything. How much do you have to refer to them or change them. I don't want to spend my time with them.
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> Dick, N5XRD
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Dick Dievendorff

Re: Menus

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I went through mine once when I bought the radio and changed a few for the
options I'd installed. Most of the others had the value I'd choose anyway.
But I did go through them all. I don't change them very much at all after
that initial pass.

I change the PTT-KEY option sometimes. I want it on for my contest logging
program and off most of the other times.

I just worked through the list in the K3 Owner's manual once. I marked the
ones I thought I might want to change afterward.

Dick, K6KR

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Subject: [Elecraft] Menus

Hello again,

I have been reading Dr. Cady's book on the K3. I looked at the menus in the
back and they kind of scare me. They certainly cover just about anything.
How much do you have to refer to them or change them. I don't want to spend
my time with them.

Dick, N5XRD
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KE8G

Re: Menus

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Hi Dick,

Well, I am a strictly CW guy, so I will speak from that point of view.... I have set a few things that suit my operating practices and haven't changed things in a couple of years. I am sure that if I want to change anything, I will need to look at Fred's book again, as I surely do not remember all the menu settings!

My suggestion would be to take a look at how you are going to operate the radio and go from there. There's nothing to be scared of, as you are not going to hurt the radio.

73 de Jim - KE8G

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Arie Kleingeld PA3A-2

Re: Menus

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The nice thing about the Elecraft manual is that the different menu
options are well explained. So no worries.
If there is something that you donot understand, then ask on this
reflector. You will get the answer very quickly !

From my own experience: after the initial setup for my way of working,
I rarely change a thing in the menu.

73
Arie PA3A

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Don Wilhelm-4

Re: Menus

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Dick,

I suggest you think of the menus as a way to customize your K3 - they
are seldom used during operation. That is particularly true of the
Configuration Menu.
In the Main Menu, the only item that might require use during operation
is the MIC SEL, and then only if you have a microphone connected to both
the front and rear jacks and wish to switch between them.

Yes, initially you may want to experiment with some of the menu
settings, but once set up the way you want your K3 to operate, you will
not be changing them.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 5/27/2013 5:20 PM, Richard W Hemingway wrote:
> Hello again,
>
> I have been reading Dr. Cady's book on the K3. I looked at the menus in the back and they kind of scare me. They certainly cover just about anything. How much do you have to refer to them or change them. I don't want to spend my time with them.
>
>

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Fabio-2

[K2] Microphone

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Hi guys,

I'am a very happy owner of a K2/10 (second hand); any suggestion about an high performance microphone ?

Thanks in advance.

Fabio, IK2LTR
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Michael Babineau-2

Re: [K2] Microphone

Fabio :

If you are looking for a hand mic, I highly recommend the Kenwood MC-43.
Lots of people use this microphone with the K2. New ones are usually available
on eBay at reasonable prices.

Michael VE3WMB

P.S. I also recommend installing the Rework Eliminators K2 Internal Mic Adaptor (IMA) kit .
It makes it really easy to switch the connections for different microphones.

http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/6918

>From: Fabio <[hidden email]>
>Date: May 29, 2013 9:23:05 AM EDT
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>Subject: [Elecraft] [K2] Microphone
>Reply-To: Fabio <[hidden email]>

>Hi guys,

>I'am a very happy owner of a K2/10 (second hand); any suggestion about an high performance microphone ?

>Thanks in advance.

>Fabio, IK2LTR
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N0AZZ

Re: [K2] Microphone

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Yes for a hand mic Elecraft's hand mic is great I use one on my K2 and one
of my 2 K3's with excellent reports.

73,
Fred/N0AZZ
K3 Ser #'s 6730/5299--KX3 # 2573--K2/100--KAT100
P3/SVGA--KPA500--KAT500--W2

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Hi guys,

I'am a very happy owner of a K2/10 (second hand); any suggestion about an
high performance microphone ?

Thanks in advance.

Fabio, IK2LTR
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