Mike Practice using the direct frequency entry. It is fast and gets you right on frequency. Good luck and 73 Bob N6Wg
----- Original Message ----- From: "AD6XY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 11:33 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Momentary breaks when tuning down > > I have noted something similar - say you set to fine tuning so you have a > frequency like 14.280000. Then set to faster tuning rate. Tune down and up. > You find you are on 14.28001, there is no way to zero the last digit again. > Not that it matters but it is odd - perhaps a rounding error. > > I don't know if it is just me but I find the tuning rate, even when set to > fast and/or using the clarifier to still be far far too slow. I am sure it > is fine to tune across 7MHz but tuning from 144.3 to 144.5 (to get from our > calling channel to the beacon band) takes forever. Quite often you will > reply tol someone on 144.3 and they request to QSY off the calling channel, > often by up to 100kHz. I find I am forever pressing the rate button, or for > large QSYs setting to FM and back. Otherwise by the time the K3 gets there > the other station has gone back to 144.300 wondering where you went. This is > of course how I noticed the last digit issue above. > > Mike > > > David Andrews-3 wrote: > > > > I'm aware when tuning down a band on receive that there is a short break > > in > > the audio every so often. This doesn't seem to happen when tuning up the > > band. Can anyone explain what is happening? > > > > > > > > David G4CWB > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-Momentary-breaks-when-tuning-down-tp574200p576213.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
