Hi Ralph, The KX3 was developed to appeal to and be used by "newbies" as well as experienced operators. The best way to learn the KX3 is with the manual by your side. Follow through the manual's instructions slowly and carefully, taking all the time you need for an initial understanding of controls. Your first pass may leave you saturated (a full head), but don't let this worry you. As you work through the manual again (as needed), you'll gain a greater understanding. It especially helps to tune in signals and use the recevier controls on the signal to see what the effect is.
Wayne was very thorough with this owner's manual, and spent quite a bit of time to make it easy to read and to reference. This doesn't mean that you won't have questions; this forum is a good place to post any questions you might have. That's its primary purpose in fact. Don't worry too much about causing damage to the KX3 by controlling it from the front panel or transmitting, applying power, etc. The KX3 protects itself quite capably from mistakes a user might make. When it comes to opening the enclosure to put in or charge batteries, take the care with doing it but overall it's like putting batteries in any piece of equipment. It seems to be easiest if the rear part of the enclosure is level on a table top. It *is* a beautiful device, isn't it? That said, it's also meant to be used. 73, matt W6NIA On Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:03:46 -0500, you wrote: >Is there a "newbie" section ? I read the manual and still have difficulty with >simple operations . ( I just opened the box ) > >I'm still trying to understand how to charge the batteries ( for instance ) - >I hate to "experiment" on such a nice piece of gear - I'd like absolute detail >on "how-to" rather than clicking and turning knobs at almost random to do >simple things . I don't want to hurt the beautiful device . > >thanks, > >ralph ( xe1hi ) > > > >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:[email protected] > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
