Hi Dave, Yes this is the place and that's a great idea. It's called ballistic tuning. I think it ultimately became the feature that makes the RIT dial a rapid tuning dial. Check out the 2009 e-mail from Wayne that I pasted below. Maybe Wayne will update his earlier comment.
73, Mike K2MK On May 26, 2009 Wayne wrote: -This is referred to as "ballistic" tuning. We experimented with it but -rejected it when we did the K2 design. I haven't tried it on the K3 -yet, but I've added it to my list. - -73, -Wayne -N6KR Dave Kelley wrote > Greetings! > > I hope this is the place to suggest new features. > > I’d love to see a variable ‘course’ tuning of the VFO based on the speed > it is tuned. For example, if I’m in the CW band and want to move to SSB > I’d like to simply tune quicker than usual and have the VFO switch to > course tuning until I slow back down or stop. The Course/Fine button > would still be used for manual override and default setting. It would > save the time of pressing and holding the ‘course’ button, tuning, and > then tapping that button again to go back to normal tune. > > ICOM and a few other radio makers have had this feature for a long time. > And honestly, it’s the ONLY feature I miss on my KX3 and K3S. > > Thanks and 72/73 > > Dave > AI7R -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Feature-request-tp7631015p7631035.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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
