John N1JM wrote: >> >> >> As long as you don't have to touch the buttons on the front >> panel and let the logging software change your bands and modes >> >> >> 73 Hank K8DD >> > > > What did you mean by that? > > John N1JM
At first I thought it was me, but I've heard from a couple other K3 owners. There are several buttons/switches on the front panel that I can press (tap or hold - it doesn't make a difference) and sometimes nothing happens. Then there are times that I want to switch sidebands (ALT) and I hold the button and sometimes it switches 1, 2, or 3 modes and then reverses the sideband. Same thing has happened with the BAND buttons. And I no longer have a light touch on the buttons. And, yes, I have turned on the button beeps and confirmed that when nothing happens, there are no beeps and when there are multiple actions the beeps are strange. This is the 4th or 5th front panel board that has been in the radio, and this one is better. One ham said that I just know when to press them when they aren't being scanned! But happens on mine and I've done it on both K3s at the booth in Hamcom. My K3 did make a trip back to Elecraft and they checked out the front panel (among other things) and said the buttons/switches are fine. My logging programs (Logger32, Writelog, N1MM and Win-Test) keep me from using a lot of the buttons/switches - and that's fine. It's still the best receiver I've ever used in spite of the buttons/switches and knobs! 73 Hank K8DD ______________________________________________________________ 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
