Hmmmm. It's an interesting concept, but I don't like the idea of adding yet another function to the SPOT button. In general, I dislike modal functions. That is, functions that work differently depending on the setting of some other control. I know they're unavoidable in some cases, but I like to keep them to a minimum.
Tapping the SPOT button is already overloaded with two different functions. What happens when you tap SPOT depends on the state of CWT. If CWT is off, SPOT just turns on the sidetone. If CWT is on, it adjusts the TX & RX frequency to near zero-beat with a received signal. Adding a link to RIT now makes for 4 possible states: CWT off, RIT off; CWT on, RIT off; CWT off, RIT on; CWT on, RIT on. Knowing, me, I'd have RIT on but set to 0.0, hit SPOT, and then wonder why the guy whose CQ I just answered says I'm off frequency :-) 73 -- Joe KB8AP On Feb 3, 2009, at 8:54 PM, The Smiths wrote: > > I would like to suggest an "upgrade" for the SPOT control function. <snip> > My suggestion would be to allow for the SPOT button to function as a > RIT only control when the RIT button is engaged. If the RIT button > is NOT engaged, then the Main VFO would move as normal. <snip> > Michael AretskyN6MQL ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
