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Gerry Leary <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 23 Jun 2014 17:05:10 -0600
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Hello Howard,

I would r3eeally appreciate a copy of your document.  If you want I would also like an audio file.  I really like my KX3 a lot, and I would advise people to gett the Hampod.  It equals the playing field.  

Sent from my iPhone this time 

> On Jun 23, 2014, at 6:41 AM, Howard Kaufman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> I was very disappointed with the quality of the documentation I got from the 
> elecraft page.  When I opened and converted the pdf files, I got lots of 
> extra characters, which made reading difficult.  I cleaned up the getting 
> started guide for blind users, sent it back and got a nice thank you note.
> Whether they put it up I don't know.  I can send it to anybody who wants it.
> I was going to record a getting started audio tutorial, which I will if 
> anybody is willing to read and critique it.
> I am reluctant because their is still a lot I don't know about the radio.  I 
> don't have it hooked up to a computer on a regular basis.
> The elecraft software talks well, and I have used it to check for and update 
> the firmware.
> The CW   are arcane at best.  High pitch turns a feature on and low pitch 
> turns it off.
> Its an amazing radio, but you have to think differently.  To tune across a 
> band, their is a delay, so tuning in SSB mode works better.  Their are both 
> pre-amp and attenuate features, as well as an RF gain control.  You really 
> can get the signal to noise ratio tuned well which makes it a very 
> comfortable radio to listen to.
> It sounds much more like an analog radio than anything out there.
> 
> H T Kaufman MSW LCSW
> Adaptive Technology Instructor 
> 
> 
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