My vote is NO... Tom Radio Amateur N5GE QCWA Member 35102
On Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:57:30 -0800, [email protected] wrote: >This is to support a previous suggestion on the reflector, to allow locking >the P3 frequency range displayed despite tuning the K3. The defacto mode of >draging and skewing the waterfall makes it unrecognizable, losing track of and >tune to a new "target" QSO up the band. It would seem much easier if tuning >the K3 just moved a marker across an unmoving P3 display. My thoughts are >towards operating next Field Day, where I might set the P3 to display, say, >7.025 through 7.075 KHz. > >Of course there would need to be a provision for "re-centering" the P3, most >likely to a round number, not the actual K3 frequency. For example the P3 >could re-set its center to the nearest frequency marker at the top of the the >P3. As an example, assume a P3 set to a span of 50 KHz, where its 10 markers >at the top would then be spaced 5 KHz apart. Assume a K3 is tuned to 7.048 >KHz, and the "re-center" button is pressed. Consistent with the suggestion, >then, the center frequency of the P3 would snap to 7.050 KHz, and display a >span from 7.025 to 7.075 MHz. > >Besides the pile-up value another post suggests for this mode, I see it >equally valuable for contests and for looking for an ongoing QSO. >73 >Gary K6kV ______________________________________________________________ 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
