That might do it Guy. Let me road test it in a pile up if conditions ever improve.
Thanks, Ted, W2ZK On 4/11/2010 12:47 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: > Hmm, > > Anybody try these things out first? > > Double tap A>B. Hold<SPLIT>. Tap XIT. Current XIT setting > displays briefly. Change XIT to split offset desired. While turning > R/XIT knob the offset (e.g. +2.00) displays. When the knob ceases > turning, the VFO B reverts to the transmitting frequency (RX+offset) > and VFO A shows the receiving frequency. If you have the subRX and > have<SUB> on you can listen to both RX and TX frequency. > > Use that when what you have is the offset from the spot. > > If you have the actual frequency specified on the spot, turn off XIT > and tune VFO B to the specified frequency. > > What am I missing? > > 73, Guy. > > On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Ted Roycraft<[email protected]> wrote: > >> Well LS, if "the K3 is already setup _ideally_ for working split", as >> you say, then case closed. Forget I said anything. >> >> By the way, I'm not in a hurry to hit the key. I can also do arithmetic >> in my head. As I said, it gives you a different perspective on the >> environment around the DX. If your argument is that this option is >> useless don't use it but let's listen to user comments. So far, there >> have been more positive ones than negative ones and most of the negative >> ones have been from the same person. Remember, it would be OPTIONAL. As >> for Elecraft resources, I would rather hear from the Elecraft people on >> that rather than from you. You might be right but only Elecraft can say >> whether this option would cost more development time and resources than >> other implemented options of equal or lesser value. >> >> I personally don't use VFO B very much except for working split and I >> would find this option useful - not essential but useful. I proposed >> this option to start a discussion. Please don't shoot it down just >> because you wouldn't use it. There have been many many options proposed >> for the K3 that I wouldn't find useful but others would and I haven't >> weighed in to try and shoot them down just because I wouldn't use them. >> We get it - you won't use it. It's a danger to world peace. Thanks. >> >> 73, Ted, W2ZK >> >> On 4/11/2010 12:02 PM, lstavenhagen wrote: >> >>> >>>> everyone has their own >>>> >>>> >>> style and this option would just support that. All I'm suggesting is >>> that this be an option. No one would force you to use it.< >>> >>> But there's a cost - additional complexity to the K3 feature set. I submit >>> that you'd only want to do this if there's a compelling reason to do so. >>> Simply adding a feature with little or no demonstrable use is not something >>> I'd personally want to pester elecraft to do. >>> Again, the K3 is already setup _ideally_ for working split (and I assume >>> also with the sub RX installed) so I just don't see what value this adds >>> (relative to the cost). >>> >>> >>> >>>> It's ridiculous to say that this would create QRM. We definitely want to >>>> >>>> >>> keep those pileups pristine and without QRM and I would never suggest >>> anything that would do that!< >>> >>> Well lemme put it another way - If you're in that much of a hurry to hit the >>> key that you're unable or unwilling to do simple math on the buffer >>> contents, you probably havn't done the necessary footwork of listening to >>> start with. Instead, you're probably more likely to simply be adding QRM >>> than you are to actually make the QSO. These folks are easy to pick out in >>> the pile; they're 20 over 9 at least and endlessly call and call. Note that >>> the DX takes a while to get back to them if they answer them at all. The >>> chances are good the DX is using a K3 and, since the KW's are off his RX >>> freq. he can't hear them anyway hi hi. >>> >>> 73, >>> LS >>> W5QD >>> >>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
