I understand that and I also guess quite a few would be - you have a very valid point. how about not displaying either I or II if you move the settings away from the preset?
On 02/03/2008 12:20, "Brett Howard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: > For the record I'm more for as few things blinking as possible unless > its very necessary that action is taken. > > > On Sun, 2008-03-02 at 11:14 +0000, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > >> I haven't used them much. I do tend to forget I'm modifying a config and >> then of course, can't get back to it quickly. I find I'm pressing 'NORM' a >> lot, so I think perhaps I would prefer to set this up with presets. >> >> It's not clear to me how I would set these up per mode, I'd prefer to have 2 >> presets per mode and switch between them with a HOLD of I/II, and of course >> just be able to move away from the preset with controls and get back to it >> with a HOLD of I/II (I'm assuming you wouldn't want to change the TAP >> function of I/II. >> >> Here's how I see it might be done: >> >> To use them : >> Just a HOLD of I/II to switch to I or II depending upon where you start. >> Then if you move away from that setting, by say reducing the width further, >> a HOLD of I/II returns you to the preset you were using before you moved >> away. >> >> To indicate where your at: >> Once a preset is chosen as above, either I or II is displayed. >> If you then move away from that, I or II blinks, indicating you started >> there, but have changed the settings slightly. >> If you haven't set (and stored) a preset for a specific mode, I and II blink >> alternately or neither show or perhaps the one or both not set flash very >> rapidly. I don't expect this scenario would last long, since most people >> would set up from day 1. >> >> To set them, one of two scenarios: >> 1. A long HOLD (like moving RIT to VFO) of I/II, followed by a press of >> either the 1 or 2 button (on RH keypad) >> or >> 2. Start with either preset I or II, the one you wish to change. Make >> changes as you wish and then a long HOLD of I/II >> >> >> If you feel using TAP functionality of say I/II is acceptable, then HOLD >> above becomes TAP and long HOLD becomes HOLD. >> >> 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174 >> >>> On 29/02/2008 20:24, "wayne burdick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: >>> Before we make any changes, I'd like to know: >>> - if you use presets at all >>> - if you like the new proposal better (making them fixed) >> -- Math Anxiety: an intense lifelong fear of two trains approaching each other at speeds of 60 and 80 MPH. -Rick Bayan _______________________________________________ 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
