For those who are concerned about overwriting the quick memories, you
might try the solution that I just created for my K3.
I duplicated memories 00 thru 09 into memories 90 thru 99. It is highly
unlikely that I will ever use use all 100 memories, or even the
remaining 80 after using those 20 for quick band access.
If I do overwrite one of the quick memories, it is an easy matter to
retrieve the corresponding 9x memory and then write it into the quick
memory location.
BTW - the way I arranged my 'band keypad' is as follows:
80m 40m 30m
20m 15m 10m
17m 12m 6m
160m
That just suits my thinking and common band use - I like to think of the
3rd row as the 'WARC row' even though that is not exactly correct - it
helps me remember which is what. I handle 60 meters with the 1x
memories. I may have to re-think my arrangement after scanning and
channel hopping is fully functional, but for now, it works for me.
To further add to my convenience, I set the mode and frequency I use
most on any band in VFO A and the second most common usage in VFO B.
After retrieving any given band, I can tap the A/B button if I want the
second frequency and mode in the 'stack' (I am interpreting the A/B
button as a 2 deep 'stack')
As an additional thought:
For those who also want additional 'band stacking' memories - don't
forget that each band (of the 20 possible K3 bands), there are 4 other
memories for each band that can be set - the M1 thru M4 memories - each
can contain both VFO A and VFO B settings along with their mode, filter,
etc settings. They can be randomly accessed rather than popping off a
stack, and to my mind, that is a lot more convenient than most other
transceivers - these M1-M4 buttons in combination with a quick memory
for each band and the VFO A/B button give a total of 10 spots that can
be easily programmed on any one band - and the same can be done for all
20 of the K3 bands. That is just about as flexible as I can imagine
anyone ever needing.
73,
Don W3FPR
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