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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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