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Dick wrote: Basically, you need to be able to see any setting that might affect transmission or reception. For example, if the bandwidth is too narrow, and you don't realize it, you may not hear stations calling slightly off frequency, or they'll be significantly attenuated. There's a graphical representation of the DSP BW displayed all the time. This will let you know if you may be too narrow. There's also an Elecraft unique dual context filter with a narrow initial BW but then another, wider, BW outside that to allow you to hear someone calling off frequency. This works great. You could have a similar effect if the notch was inadvertently left on. Notch status is constantly displayed on the LCD. Hope this helps. Most of the FT group are contesters and DXers and have not had problems with these issues at all. 73 Greg AB7R -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dick Green WC1M Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 3:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Elecraft] K3 display for contesters N1EU recently posted a query about the lack of a full-time bandwidth display. Many replied that all you have to do is turn a knob to see the current bandwidth. Evidently, this also applies to a number of other operating parameters, including output power(!) This is all well-and-good for casual operating and DXing, but it's a real liability for serious contesters. In a contest, the last thing I want to do is take my hands off the keyboard. I need to be able to see certain important transceiver setting with a quick glance in order to make a decision whether or not to move my hands. Bandwidth is one of the settings I need to know, and the roofing filter selection isn't sufficient -- I need to know the ultimate selectivity provided by the DSP. I haven't had time to study the K3 manual in depth, but there are many parameters that need to be available at-a-glance: both VFO frequencies, bandwidth, shift/PBT, RIT/XIT power, vox, AGC, RF Gain, preamp, notch, NB, receive antenna status, power, etc. Are the LCD display fields fixed, like on older displays, or are all the pixels under firmware control? If the display is fixed, the lack of status displays could be a real problem. 73, Dick WC1M _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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
