Alan Bloom wrote:
On Sat, 2008-06-28 at 13:24, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
Maybe I'm speaking a Ham "heresy", but I'd love to see the ability to
disconnect all the interconnected functions on the K3.
I'd love to see the K3 controls do ONE thing. That is, when I select
MODE:CW, I'd like the radio to be in CW mode and not change if I switch VFOs
or bands. If I select ANT1, the radio should remain on ANT1 no matter which
band I choose, etc.
I realize that the complex interconnected functions that have been evolved
are invaluable to serious DX chasers and contesters. And to learn them, the
scripts and tips sound like a great idea.
But for myself, I'd rather not have the radio "second-guess" me using some
complex logic that I'm obligated to learn in order to operate it ;-)
I'm with you. I'm not used to using a radio where all the controls
change state whenever I change bands - I find that feature mainly
confusing/annoying. Perhaps after I've put in more hours flying my K3
it will become more second-nature.
To be fair to Elecraft, that is how 21st-century radios behave.
The rigs we grew up with had "stay-put" controls because there was no
other choice. Going back to the same frequency, mode, antennas and PA
tuning that we had previously been using on a given band was a complex
ritual involving several different controls - some of which could cause
damage if incorrectly adjusted.
The K3 obviously *could* be programmed to emulate that behavior, so if
anyone really wants to go back there, by all means petition Wayne to
include it as a CONFIG option. We could call it "Century= mid20th".
But *please* leave the K3's default setting as "21st"!
--
73 from Ian GM3SEK
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek
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