My new this year K3 is exhibiting some strange behavior of the band
switch in the down direction... Sometimes it'll beep, and not change
bands, sometimes it'll change mode rather than band, occasionally it'll
actually do what it's supposed to do...
Ideas?
73, Ross N4RP
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Wayne,
You wrote, What I do is set up the per-band quick memories for different
modes
and starting points on each band. In the case of 80 m, tapping MV /
M1 gets me to CW mode at 3540, M2 is LSB at 3900, M3 is AM-SYNC at
3870, and M4 is PSK31 at 3580.
Does one have to already be somewhere in the
Brian,
Yes - the M1-M4 memories are 'per band', so they only apply to the band
you are currently on.
73,
Don W3FPR
Brian Machesney wrote:
Wayne,
You wrote, What I do is set up the per-band quick memories for different
modes
and starting points on each band. In the case of 80 m, tapping MV
Question for the list:
On my K3 (SN 820) I have noticed that if I tune to frequencies between the ham
bands (e.g. WWV frequencies), these frequencies then show up when I step the
band switch up and down. Is there a way to delete this out-of-the-ham-band
clutter from the band switch's
John,
That behavior will be corrected, I know it is on the list. I recall
that there has been discussion about just where inside the ham band the
band button will place the K3 - i.e. if you tune out of the band at the
bottom end, return to the lowest frequency in the band? if you tune out
question.
Best Regards and 73,
John, no8v
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Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 13:57:49 -0400
From: Don Wilhelm [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 band switch clutter
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
John,
That behavior will be corrected, I know
Thomas Norff wrote:
IMHO it would be neat to have a 'dynamic' tuning rate.
If the system would monitor your 'speed' while turning the knob it would be
possible to increase the speed
I was surprised that even the K2 didn't do it. The Sangean 803A (and
other brandings of the same hardware),
n4lq wrote:
Nowadays a lot of hams have amplifiers, tuners and rotary beams that
follow the bandswitching. Imagine what happens to all those relays and
motors when quickly scrolling through each band.
The K2 (current firmware) defers any internal relay switching until
about 0.5 seconds
David Woolley wrote:
n4lq wrote:
Nowadays a lot of hams have amplifiers, tuners and rotary beams that
follow the bandswitching. Imagine what happens to all those relays and
motors when quickly scrolling through each band.
The K2 (current firmware) defers any internal relay switching until
I originally suggested the [VFO dial + HOLD COARSE] combination to do
the 1 MHz stepping because I thought it might be easy to do with just
one hand. Not having a K3 in front of me yet, I don't know if that is
so. Anyhow, in general I prefer knob turning to button pushing, given
a choice (analog
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...
Now, you have complained about having to button-push through every
intermediate band to get to a desired ham band. Could this be
alleviated somewhat using the VFO knob as a ham band only switch? Say,
by holding the FINE button you could step through the ham bands
I have programmed the keypad as band switches and programmed M1-M4 on each
band.
I have also programmed frequencies into my memory locations. This works
well but takes some getting used to.
The keypad and keys around it are now the most Busy area on my front
panel.
I don't know what to
Ron,
Warning: RANT ON --
Before we get more confused with terminology, it is not a stacking
memory if you can retrieve from any slot in the memory - that is random
access.
A stack can only be loaded/unloaded from one end (usually referred to
as the top) and one must sequentially remove
Err, that ones sorta correct in my head, since the E ad M patterns are
the same as a centerfed dipole. Seaparate the electrical
characteristics from the physical.
73, doug
From: Stewart Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 15:59:39 +0100
How about the End Fed Dipole :-))
How about the End Fed Dipole :-))
73
Stewart G3RXQ
On Wed, 07 May 2008 10:51:42 -0400, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Ron,
Warning: RANT ON --
Before we get more confused with terminology, it is not a
stacking
memory if you can retrieve from any slot in the memory - that is
random
access.
A stack
That's allowed :-)
73,
Geoff
GM4ESD
Stewart Baker wrote on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 3:59 PM
How about the End Fed Dipole :-))
73
Stewart G3RXQ
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I know, but it goes against the grain (gain) Sic...
73
Stewart G3RXQ
On Wed, 7 May 2008 11:18:59 -0400 (EDT), Doug Faunt N6TQS
+1-510-655-8604 wrote:
Err, that ones sorta correct in my head, since the E ad M
patterns are
the same as a centerfed dipole. Seaparate the electrical
characteristics
I believe that would be called a circular queue.
73,
Dave KQ3T
Don Wilhelm wrote:
...
A stack can only be loaded/unloaded from one end (usually referred
to as the top) and one must sequentially remove entries until the one
wanted is present. The K3 regular band switch is more akin to a
On Wed, 07 May 2008 10:51:42 -0400, Don W3FPR wrote:
Ron,
A stack can only be loaded/unloaded from one end (usually referred to
as the top) and one must sequentially remove entries until the one
wanted is present. The K3 regular band switch is more akin to a
stack, but not quite since it
I wonder if it would be useful to implement a
Very-Coarse tuning rate, say 5 MHz per full turn of the VFO knob.
This idea sounds appealing to me, Drew. A lot less to remember than when
using memory access, etc. I get the feeling that Elecraft is rethinking the
whole bandswitching matter, and
At 5/7/2008 02:19 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But back to radios... I wonder if it would be useful to implement a
Very-Coarse tuning rate, say 5 MHz per full turn of the VFO knob.
That would be your band switch.
There is a coarse tuning knob. Maybe not 5MHz, but it might be 1 or 2.
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From: Craig D. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 12:30 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 Band switch
I wonder if it would be useful to implement a
Very-Coarse tuning rate, say 5 MHz per full turn of the VFO knob.
This idea sounds appealing to me, Drew
Craig,
I am not certain why you believe the current bandswitching method is
confusing - unless you are trying to follow the several suggestions for
changing the band selection.
I find the BAND up/down switch similar to the old rotary bandswitches.
You go one way (usually clockwise) to go
On Wed, 07 May 2008 12:49:16 -0700, Bob N6WG wrote:
I would suggest a 1 MHz step, along the lines used in
the old Collins 51J series of receivers. They tuned
1 MHz segments, so had to step up to the next 1 MHz
segment.
A 1 MHz step would touch every hamband directly,
while 5 MHz would miss all
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...
No, I meant a tuning rate of 5 MHz per full turn of the VFO knob...
but it WOULD increment the frequency readout in 1 MHz steps, as you
suggest.
5 MHz per one full turn would, for instance, let you go from 7.0xx MHz
to 15.1xx MHz in about one and a half turns of
scrolling through each band.
Steve Ellington
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Craig,
I am not certain why you
Augie,
And what success do you expect in hitting 10.101 or 18.068?
Unfortunately the ham bands don't all start with .000 lower limits.
What is really needed is one button press to get to the band you want.
Two to six button presses alone or in combo with knob twisting simply
isn't
Fix the problem with ham bands disappearing when tuning to frequencies
outside the ham bands as suggested by Wayne (the virtual SWL band) earlier
today and there will be nothing confusing about the band button. Lots of
other radios do it this way.
Knut - AB2TC
K3 #82
K3KO wrote:
Augie,
At least it -does- step both directions. Not all do. (:-))
The only improvement I'd ask for is to be able to
bypass unused bands in the stepping process.
73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
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I second that. That would be a nice addition to the menu system.
Knut - AB2TC
K3 #82
Ken Kopp-3 wrote:
At least it -does- step both directions. Not all do. (:-))
The only improvement I'd ask for is to be able to
bypass unused bands in the stepping process.
73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
HI Brian,
And what success do you expect in hitting 10.101 or 18.068?
None.
Unfortunately the ham bands don't all start with .000 lower limits.
We're addressing two different issues. I'm responding to the original
statement about achieving 1 MHz steps as in general coverage. For
example,
: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 8:20 PM
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Band switch
On Wed, 07 May 2008 10:51:42 -0400, Don W3FPR wrote:
Ron,
A stack can only be loaded/unloaded from one end (usually referred to
as the top) and one must sequentially remove entries until the one
Each to his own - I have a Yaesu FT-847 with the 'shuttle' ring which
does dynamic tuning similar to that, and I hate it. By the time I get
it near the frequency I want, it scoots off to somewhere well beyond the
mark. I just can't get the 'feel' for that rapid tuning (yes, it does
tune
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