If not "locked", a K3 will tune continuously from a very low frequency like 100 KHz up to the top of 6 meters at 54 MHZ. The VFO does not know about BANDS.
Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Apr 30, 2017, at 2:36 PM, KG7FYI <[email protected]> wrote: > > I believe the below was the problem. > >>> If you were on 24 mhz you were on the 12 meter band. NO you cant dial >>> down to 28.4 which is not in the 12 meter band >>> >>> tapping up is not taking you to Ten Meters >>> for some reason you are in 12 meters still >>> it has happened to me too > >> On 04/30/2017 10:58 AM, Don Wilhelm [via Elecraft] wrote: >> Stan, >> >> Can you tune the VFO on other bands? If not, you likely have the VFO >> locked - look for the little 'padlock' icon in the upper right corner of >> the display. Hold the LOCK button to the right of VFO A knob to toggle >> LOCK on and off. >> >> What happens when you do a Direct Frequency Enter? You must place a >> decimal after the MHz digits and when you have entered 28.4 tap the >> ENTER button (lower right of the number keypad). >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> >> On 4/30/2017 11:04 AM, KG7FYI wrote: >> >>>> This is very confusing, Stan. Are you saying that if you tap BAND >> (up), >>>> you move from 24 to 28.676 MHz and then can't dial VFO A down to 28.4? >>> Yes, that is exactly what is happening. I can assure you it is not >>> something I programmed into the system. I checked the config menu (BND >>> MAP) and all bands are in. Somehow I may have unintentionally >> programmed >>> an issue into the system. I haven't programmed anything into the system >>> so resetting the defaults should be no loss if all goes well. The >>> curiosity is how I got into this mix in the first place. Included in >>> this email is an image of the front panel that might give a clue. >>> >>> I have the second edition of Fred Cady's book. Point me in the right >>> direction and I'll plow through it. >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >> </user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=7630127&i=0> >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [hidden email] >> </user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=7630127&i=1> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the >> discussion below: >> http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-P3-and-KAT500-tp7629969p7630127.html >> >> To unsubscribe from K3 P3 and KAT500, click here >> <http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_code&node=7629969&code=c3RhbmxleUBzdXJjcC5vcmd8NzYyOTk2OXwxNzg3MzA0NjYz>. >> NAML >> <http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=macro_viewer&id=instant_html%21nabble%3Aemail.naml&base=nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NodeNamespace&breadcrumbs=notify_subscribers%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-instant_emails%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-send_instant_email%21nabble%3Aemail.naml> >> >> > > > > > > ----- > Stan KG7FYI > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-P3-and-KAT500-tp7629969p7630128.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
