On Sat, 31 May 2008 10:17:24 -0700, Brian, WB6RQN wrote: > >As I tune across the band I often hear a signal that sounds >interesting, e.g. a station in QSO that I want to go back to or a pile- >up I don't want to try to deal with now, but I don't want to stop >there. I want to keep going. So usually I quickly scribble the >frequency on a piece of paper but lately I have taken to use the VFO A/ >B to "remember" the frequency in VFO B while continuing to tune with >VFO A (not much use when working split). So I think what people are >asking for is a way to hit a single button to drop the frequency, >mode, and filter setting in to temporary memory that will remember the >last n (2? 3? 10?) button pushes. Then you can move through these by >pushing some kind of "go-to-previous/go-to-next" button. That way you >can immediately jump back to something you had previously heard. (I >like the idea of a knob myself but a forward/back toggle works too.) >
I'd often thought that idea would be good for a TV remote control unit (instead of the standard single-channel "Last" memory button)... until I realized that I often click through a hundred cable channels and there is not one channel I want to go back to, let alone many... But yes, that would be a nice feature for a ham rig (and especially a general coverage receiver), in my opinion. I've also been day-dreaming about a mode-specific Band Up/Down switch. For example, in CW mode the frequencies/settings recalled by cycling through Band Up/Down would be different than those when you are in USB/LSB. Or AM, etc. This would suit me because I usually stick to a single mode and jump around the bands, rather than switching among different modes within a single band. 73, Drew AF2Z _______________________________________________ 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
