These are interesting comments. I don't really mind cycling up and down the bands and doing a bit of knob turning. I simply push the button for fast tuning and be done with it. Band stacking registers would have been a nice feature but I guess you can't have everything. About the only small problem I have had, bearing in mind that I have had the K-3 for only about two weeks, is that I tend to cause the band to switch down when I am trying to activate the vox. I often don't hold the button long enough and so it lowers the band rather than activating the vox. I think that is a matter that will just require getting used to.
Bruce-W8FU -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron D'Eau Claire Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 3:10 PM To: 'Elecraft Reflector' Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3: band-bitch 90% of my band changes are done by direct frequency entry to drop me in the band segment I want (e.g. 7.030 or 14.250) It's not a "one button push" but it's quick, easy, puts me where I want to be without cycling through the bands using the up/down button, spinning the tuning knob unnecessarily or programming lots of memories. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- I don't want to depend on my computer. I don't want to have to repeatedly push an up/down button. I don't want to custom-program memories, and have to remember what's what. I want to directly go to the band I want with a dedicated keypad. I bought the K3 despite this shortcoming, so I accept it, just like I accept that, for me, the radio is a bit too physically small, but that doesn't mean I have to like it. It means only that I understand that practically everything in life is a compromise. 73, Steve NN4X _______________________________________________ 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Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 269.24.1/1466 - Release Date: 5/25/2008 6:49 PM _______________________________________________ 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
