RE: manual or no manual...

It depends on the radio and the particular ham-related device you are
referring to. For example, I purchased new, a TS-590s and one TM V71A
recently, and they all came with print manuals. My MFJ-297 mic that I just
bought also came with a print information sheet or manual of sorts, which
was not very useful, and my new Ameritron ALS-1306 came with a print manual
too. 

Ron, K8HSY
 


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Dave Allen
Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2015 11:51 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Kenwood PS53 Power Supply Manual

Hi Doug!

They stopped doing that probably thirty years ago.

I bought two of these Baofeng radios in the last month, and neither one of
them came with as much as a sales receipt.

If I hadn't have learned by experience what I needed to do with it, I should
have been as clueless as anything.

I've only had a manual for one rig that I've ever owned. That was the HW101,
which probably only came with a manual because it was a kit, and someone had
to build it. I had the right guy in mind, and he did a great job on it, so
that rig was a great way to start, but, times have changed, for certain.  


These modern rigs are appliances which our training was to have taught us
how to operate. Don't mean this to sound harsh, because no criticism is
intended.

Most here have the same complaint about equipment they order from the agency
equipment shop. No, they don't sell any radio gear, but the complaint is the
same. Nothing comes with instructions now. They don't want to risk being
accused of killing trees, so doesn't happen now, appropriate or not.

Perhaps in time, the envelope will swing back the other way, but You don't
need much money to prove that.

You ever see that little metal contraption they make for brailling on Dymo
tape with a Perkins?  

A few years ago, my XYL gave me orders )as they do) to order one.

I did as ordered. When it came, I handed it over.

Might have been helpful if they had included some instructions because she
took it and somehow managed to put it into the Perkins backward and couldn't
imagine why it couldn't work. I'm not saying she's stupid, because she
isn't. Any instructions would have prevented her from that error, but
nothing guaranteed it to happen. When she ran out of options, she asked for
help, and I gave her the missing info.

73,
Dave         

  
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of doug and sheilla emerson
Sent: Monday, 23 November 2015 3:24 p.m.
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Kenwood PS53 Power Supply Manual

All of you will probably laugh when I ask the question I'm about to ask, but
I'm too poor to buy a new radio. Don't they put in a good old fashion print
manual with a new radio theese days? Now, I understand why Tom is asking the
question he asks. But seriously! Do they put in a regular manual or a p d f
document with a new radio. Thanks toever will answer my question in an
informative way. 73. Doug, N6NFF

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Behler
Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2015 6:10 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Kenwood PS53 Power Supply Manual

Hello, everyone.



I tried to do a google search for the manual for the Kenwood PS53 power
supply, in order to get the specs on the unit, but ran into an interesting
problem.  The manual is a scanned image file on the two web sites I found,
and when I tried running it through the Jaws Convenient OCR process, the
conversion process stopped in mid-stream.  Then, I tried sending the file to
roboBraille, and got a message saying the conversion process could not occur
because the document was "read protected".



Once again, if someone has a text version of the manual, please send it my
way.



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In the meantime, I'll keep seeing what I can do here.



Tom Behler: KB8TYJ