How hard would it be to add a "general coverage" band (for K3s so equipped) where the last used non-ham band frequency, mode, and filter setting is stored, rather than have it overwrite the possibly important data stored for the nearest ham band? -- Moe - AB8XA ARRL LOTW, eQSL, Fists #13020, SKCC #7460, FPQRP #2617, NAQCC #5352, QRP-ARCI #14326
On Mar 27, 2011, at 12:06 PM, Matt Zilmer wrote: > When the first production firmware updates started, the point about > in-band or any-frequency came up. After much FT discussion, Wayne > decided to leave it any-freq. Logically, the HF spectrum is divided > up into the named (80m, 60m, 40m, etc.) ham bands. > > Being a Navy-Marine Corps MARS op, this makes sense. For example, > pushing the band UP key gives 4.0xx.000 then 5.1xx.000 then 7.3xx.000 > on K3 #24 here. Those represent the VFO freq last used on the 80m, > 60m, 40m 'bands' for this K3. > > The 'xx' above is used because we don't publicize the MARS > frequencies. > > 73, > matt W6NIA / NNN0UET > > > > >> I think the programmable memories are a red herring. The point here is >> that there are eleven de facto scratchpad memories associated with the >> amateur bands - the BAND button rotates you through these memories. >> Whenever you change the VFO frequency, whether using the dial or M>V or >> entering it on the keypad, the new VFO frequency replaces the one in the >> scratchpad memory associated with the ham band nearest the new >> frequency, which is why you keep getting sent back to it when you use >> the BAND button. >> >> That's a design decision. Should the scratchpad band memories be >> reserved for VFO settings inside the ham bands, or used for all VFO >> settings? Your views on this might depend on whether you are an SWL or >> not, or whether you are a MARS operator or not... >> >> 73, >> Rich VE3KI >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
