Fred, You may like to do this; the Rit/Xit knob can be programmed so that when neither Rit/Xit is being used, the knob can be used for tuning. I think this is mentioned in the manual. (Not to mention the P3 cursor)
I have mine so that it tunes at 100 Hz rate, and my VFO is at 1 Hz which is quickly changeable if needed. In digital modes, I use the 'spot' button for speed. Tuning versatility is one of the great features of the K3 and well planned. Rich, n0ce ----- Original Message ----- From: Fred Jensen To: Elecraft Reflector Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2013 2:42 PM Subject: [Elecraft] K3-Tuning rate I could use a suggestion or two on setting the VFO tuning rate. I generally like 1Hz resolution for CW/RTTY and 10Hz for SSB. My current settings are: VFO CRS: 1.0 VFO CTS: 400 VFO FST: 50 VFO IND: no VFO OFS: OFF 10Hz rate is fine. At 1Hz, the VFO knob is too "sensitive" [too many Hz for very little movement of the knob]. In fact, all I have to do is touch the knob to move it enough Hz to fall out of the APF bandwidth on CW and screw up decoding on RTTY [AFSK]. I have the knob fairly loose so I can spin it quickly. Holding "FINE" gives me 100Hz resolution which is fine. I've played around with the various settings, but can't seem to find what I want, so I thought I'd look for others' ideas and settings. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2013 Cal QSO Party 5-6 Oct 2013 - www.cqp.org ______________________________________________________________ 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
