Hi Chuck Part of the answer is history. When Wayne developed this feature, he only had a limited amount of memory to work with.
With these choices, you get to keep access to some buttons that you might want to use. When they are reprogrammed to FastPlay, you lose access to the primary feature of the button. So, study the buttons used for 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8. See which ones you want to stay available, then just program the remainder for FastPlay messages. For example, I used to use 3 for the exchange message in a contest, and 4 for my call. Then 8 is my QRL? button. However, I'm into contesting fairly heavily now, and use my laptop running TR LOG for my contesting logging program. It allows me to program all my messages into the F keys across the top of the keyboard, so I seldom use the FastPlay in the K2 itself anymore. Good luck and 73 Bob N6WG -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 10:32 AM To: Robert Tellefsen; Elecraft@mailman.qth.net; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: RE: [Elecraft] FPLY menu selections Bob, Thanks for the reply. I guess I should have played with it some more before posting the question. I am just a little reluctant to select an option until I understand what will happen. Then again I would expect a menu selection that would appear to be more intuitive. Going in sequence with 2 thru 5 or 2&3, 4&5 makes sense. The 458 kind of catches you off guard. Why not 258? then you have keys that go right down the center. Or just make all of the available keys 23458 available. Not that I would every need or want them all. I am not complaining or recommending any changes. God knows I luv my K2 just wondering out loud. Thanks again 73 Chuck G. > > From: "Robert Tellefsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/09/16 Fri PM 12:03:51 CDT> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [Elecraft] FPLY menu selections > > Chuck > > Some buttons are not available for the FastPlay option. > 45 means just buttons 4 and 5 can be programmed. 458 > means buttons 4, 5 and 8 can be programmed. 23 means 2 and > 3 can be programmed. > > Good luck and 73 > Bob N6WG> The Little Station with Attitude > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 9:39 AM > To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Elecraft] FPLY menu selections > > > My K2 is working great. Even after six months I am still exploring and > playing with the options. Last week I started working with the Fast Play > option. I am a little confused with the selections under FPLY. The first > FPLY selection 2-5 is self explanatory, memory keys 2 thru 5 are selected. > However the other available FPLY options are confusing. 45, 458, and 23. > Is there only one available FPLY option? What do these other FLPY menu > items mean? > > 73 KI4DGH> Chuck G. > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
