> There is just so much any manufacturer can do to protect an operator > from him or herself. The K3 already has the delta f light, the SPLIT
> indicator on the display (TU W2ZK - I'd forgotten that) and > frequency > readout for both VFOs. As one who has made his share of errors with > the K3 and other radios, there is simply no substitute for just > learning how to use any radio. True, and it seems I'm still learning! I like the arrangement on the TS850 and similar radios which have a set of TX and RX buttons for VFO A and VFO B, with LED indicators for the active VFO. Visually, it's easy to select the split. The K3's smaller display and control panel make this harder, but not impossible. I'm just retraining my eyes to spot the new clues. Maybe turning up the LED brightness will help (Menu -> LED BRT) but I support the idea of making the delta-F LED flash in true split mode (not just with RIT/XIT). I usually get it wrong having excitedly QSYd to a spot frequency on DXcluster: the rig defaults to no-split, naturally. I normally remember to tweak VFO B up 1 (or whatever) and set the sub-RX to listen there, but sometimes I neglect to hit-and-hold the split button as well. That's quite a lot of buttons to press in a hurry. So FWIW I also vote for an "instant split" function, i.e. if I hold the split button, I'd like VFO B to shift up/down by a configurable and ideally mode- and maybe even band-dependent offset from VFO A and also turn on the sub RX [if fitted] on VFO B. [Yes, this would of course be an optional, configurable, take-it-or-leave-it change to suit those of you who don't like *my* defaults!] In the absense of a firmware fix for this, maybe someone can figure out a way to make the logging program send the relevant commands to the K3 from one button press, or just whenever I click a cluster spot (since most spottees are operating split)? > The real problem with split errors is the insidious nastiness of the > cops when a quick "RSE up" will do (and the DX isn't TX!), or > perhaps > a Talk cluster message that no one else sees. Either would be > far less > disruptive. Absolutely. See http://www.k6sgh.com/splitpolice.htm :-) 4U1UN on 30m was wiped out by an EA caller this morning, who I think was calling another lower station on split. The cops who sent "UP UP UP UP IDIOT" etc., several times each, made a simple problem worse since the EA was evidently not listening on his TX freq (another good reason for the instant-split function to also set the sub-RX on VFO B). 73 Gary ZL2iFB ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
