Yes, this is exactly the point. Moving the Multi/CH knob on my TS570 resets the vfo to 5kHz steps from wherever I was previously. That is handy for quick QSY.
Brett describes how I use the feature exactly (nice to know Im not unique!) -lu-w4lt- Wes Stewart wrote: > > > > --- On Fri, 8/21/09, Brett Howard <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Brett Howard <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Channel Hopping > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Date: Friday, August 21, 2009, 7:41 PM > > You know you can use the RIT knob as a fast band move knob with a simple > menu setting so that it works like the M.CH knob does on the Kenwoods. > > Not quite. I use the RIT knob set to 5 KHz steps all of the time, but it > steps 5 KHz from where it's currently setting, and if that isn't a 5KHz > multiple then it isn't the same as the Kenwood. > > Let's face it, on many bands these days we are almost channelized. The DX > calls on 14.195 not 14.196789. With my Kenwood, if I'm listening on > 14.003 and decide to check 14.195 I just turn the VFO CH knob and easily > land on freq. BTW, the radio knows to change modes from CW to USB at > 14.150. And if I think I may want to return to the CW freq, before moving > I hit Quick Memory and it's saved and I can return to it with one button > push. > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-Channel-Hopping-tp3493248p3494144.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ 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
