I was thinking it would be nice for the owner of the radio. Cause if the op isn't the owner and the op makes a mistake the owner is out. But ok I'm an idiot.
On Sun, 2008-06-29 at 12:44 +0000, Brian Alsop wrote: > In my opinion you don't want to burden the radio with this. > > The preferred way is to use any contesting program for logging and set > it up to be a single band operation. > > Trying to make the radio so "smart" that it compensates for operator > error is inappropriate. > The op makes a mistake, tough. Perhaps he will learn from it and move on. > > 73 de Brian/K3KO > > Kenneth Waites wrote: > > >I am afraid this will lead us to need a reminder function to alert the > >operator to possibly lock bands. This will only sound when the date > >coincides with a contest. Then we will need another facility to select only > >the contests we need to be reminded of so we can possibly lock the band > >change. Then we will need a reminder for where we left the manual since we > >will have forgotten how to do it. > > > >.................................................................................................... > > > > > > > > > >>>>I thought of another feature to help fix the stupid user issue. How > >>>> > >>>> > >about a lock that doesn't allow a band change. Such as a special way to > >use the lock button that doesn't lock one out from QSYing but doesn't > >allow them to move off of say 40 meters. We had a death to a band pass > >filter cause some one turned their equipment over to a new ham on > >another one of the stations and a feature that locks from going to > >another band could have prevented that. Also would be useful for when > >you don't have the tuner nor an external and your antenna is only good > >on one band. > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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 _______________________________________________ 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
