[Elecraft] RIT behavior when computer controlled / Possible Feature Request
Hello, I'm curious if RIT on the KX3 should behave the way it does when under computer control. (CAT commands.) As a basis for comparison, this workflow does exactly what I would expect. 1. Tune to a CW transmit frequency. 2. Press and hold the [OFS/VFO B] button to clear RIT. 3. Press the [RIT] button to enable RIT. 4. Call CQ, operator responds off frequency. 5. Adjust the [OFS/VFO B] button to get the receive frequency close. 6. Press the [SPOT] button to zero in on the precise receive frequency. (Transmit frequency remains as it was originally.) Steps 5 and 6 work fine, although precious seconds are gone during this process, and, depending on how close I get with step 5 (and the filter setting), the SPOT could hunt for additional seconds. During the SPOT process, the RIT offset adjustments are continuously displayed in the VFO B screen area. This works, but is time-inefficient. (I will probably miss their call sign.) My particular (preferred) scenario: I am 100% a CW operator. I use CW Skimmer, basically as my panadapter. CW Skimmer, using CAT commands, can snap the KX3 to a precise receive frequency with a mouse click. (Basically the same effect as SPOT, but quicker.) Assume that steps 1 through 4 are the same as above. Instead of steps 5 and 6, I would like to be able to click on a the operator's off-frequency response within CW Skimmer and have the KX3 behave the same as the [SPOT] button. After all, they are essentially the same thing, one just happens to be driven remotely (CAT Command), the other using a local button press (SPOT button). However, the KX3 changes the receive frequency, but does not adjust the RIT offset. So what that means is the new receive frequency is now the transmit frequency. Not what I would expect with RIT in effect. Is there a setting to get the behavior that I want? If not, I would like to kindly put in an enhancement request. 73, Mark K7MJG -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/RIT-behavior-when-computer-controlled-Possible-Feature-Request-tp7573247.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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] RIT behavior when computer controlled / Possible Feature Request
Mark, I believe the results of what you are seeing is dependent on the commands issued by CW Skimmer. The KX3 can do as you request if it is given the correct commands (in the correct order). You might want to ask the CW Skimmer folks to implement your request. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/29/2013 8:24 PM, K7MJG wrote: Hello, I'm curious if RIT on the KX3 should behave the way it does when under computer control. (CAT commands.) As a basis for comparison, this workflow does exactly what I would expect. 1. Tune to a CW transmit frequency. 2. Press and hold the [OFS/VFO B] button to clear RIT. 3. Press the [RIT] button to enable RIT. 4. Call CQ, operator responds off frequency. 5. Adjust the [OFS/VFO B] button to get the receive frequency close. 6. Press the [SPOT] button to zero in on the precise receive frequency. (Transmit frequency remains as it was originally.) Steps 5 and 6 work fine, although precious seconds are gone during this process, and, depending on how close I get with step 5 (and the filter setting), the SPOT could hunt for additional seconds. During the SPOT process, the RIT offset adjustments are continuously displayed in the VFO B screen area. This works, but is time-inefficient. (I will probably miss their call sign.) My particular (preferred) scenario: I am 100% a CW operator. I use CW Skimmer, basically as my panadapter. CW Skimmer, using CAT commands, can snap the KX3 to a precise receive frequency with a mouse click. (Basically the same effect as SPOT, but quicker.) Assume that steps 1 through 4 are the same as above. Instead of steps 5 and 6, I would like to be able to click on a the operator's off-frequency response within CW Skimmer and have the KX3 behave the same as the [SPOT] button. After all, they are essentially the same thing, one just happens to be driven remotely (CAT Command), the other using a local button press (SPOT button). However, the KX3 changes the receive frequency, but does not adjust the RIT offset. So what that means is the new receive frequency is now the transmit frequency. Not what I would expect with RIT in effect. Is there a setting to get the behavior that I want? If not, I would like to kindly put in an enhancement request. __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] RIT behavior when computer controlled / Possible Feature Request
Hi Mark, The KX3 is doing exactly what it's being told to do - i.e. change its VFO A frequency to whatever you clicked on. CW Skimmer assumes that you will be listening to the audio that it decodes from the I/F, and not the audio coming from the radio's receiver. If you want CW Skimmer to attempt to manipulate the KX3's RIT, you'd have to request that from VE3NEA (CW Skimmer author), but I can't see it happening. As a workaround, you could turn on Split and set VFO B to the same as A (AB), then when you click on an off-frequency caller, your receive frequency will change but your transmit will not. 73, ~iain / N6ML On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 5:24 PM, K7MJG mgl...@cox.net wrote: Hello, I'm curious if RIT on the KX3 should behave the way it does when under computer control. (CAT commands.) As a basis for comparison, this workflow does exactly what I would expect. 1. Tune to a CW transmit frequency. 2. Press and hold the [OFS/VFO B] button to clear RIT. 3. Press the [RIT] button to enable RIT. 4. Call CQ, operator responds off frequency. 5. Adjust the [OFS/VFO B] button to get the receive frequency close. 6. Press the [SPOT] button to zero in on the precise receive frequency. (Transmit frequency remains as it was originally.) Steps 5 and 6 work fine, although precious seconds are gone during this process, and, depending on how close I get with step 5 (and the filter setting), the SPOT could hunt for additional seconds. During the SPOT process, the RIT offset adjustments are continuously displayed in the VFO B screen area. This works, but is time-inefficient. (I will probably miss their call sign.) My particular (preferred) scenario: I am 100% a CW operator. I use CW Skimmer, basically as my panadapter. CW Skimmer, using CAT commands, can snap the KX3 to a precise receive frequency with a mouse click. (Basically the same effect as SPOT, but quicker.) Assume that steps 1 through 4 are the same as above. Instead of steps 5 and 6, I would like to be able to click on a the operator's off-frequency response within CW Skimmer and have the KX3 behave the same as the [SPOT] button. After all, they are essentially the same thing, one just happens to be driven remotely (CAT Command), the other using a local button press (SPOT button). However, the KX3 changes the receive frequency, but does not adjust the RIT offset. So what that means is the new receive frequency is now the transmit frequency. Not what I would expect with RIT in effect. Is there a setting to get the behavior that I want? If not, I would like to kindly put in an enhancement request. 73, Mark K7MJG -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/RIT-behavior-when-computer-controlled-Possible-Feature-Request-tp7573247.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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] RIT behavior when computer controlled / Possible Feature Request
Iain, Thank you! SPLIT is the perfect solution for my scenario and much better than what I was trying to get RIT to do. 73, Mark K7MJG From: Iain MacDonnell - N6ML-2 [via Elecraft] [mailto:ml-node+s365791n7573250...@n2.nabble.com] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 5:48 PM To: K7MJG Subject: Re: RIT behavior when computer controlled / Possible Feature Request Hi Mark, The KX3 is doing exactly what it's being told to do - i.e. change its VFO A frequency to whatever you clicked on. CW Skimmer assumes that you will be listening to the audio that it decodes from the I/F, and not the audio coming from the radio's receiver. If you want CW Skimmer to attempt to manipulate the KX3's RIT, you'd have to request that from VE3NEA (CW Skimmer author), but I can't see it happening. As a workaround, you could turn on Split and set VFO B to the same as A (AB), then when you click on an off-frequency caller, your receive frequency will change but your transmit will not. 73, ~iain / N6ML On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 5:24 PM, K7MJG [hidden email] wrote: Hello, I'm curious if RIT on the KX3 should behave the way it does when under computer control. (CAT commands.) As a basis for comparison, this workflow does exactly what I would expect. 1. Tune to a CW transmit frequency. 2. Press and hold the [OFS/VFO B] button to clear RIT. 3. Press the [RIT] button to enable RIT. 4. Call CQ, operator responds off frequency. 5. Adjust the [OFS/VFO B] button to get the receive frequency close. 6. Press the [SPOT] button to zero in on the precise receive frequency. (Transmit frequency remains as it was originally.) Steps 5 and 6 work fine, although precious seconds are gone during this process, and, depending on how close I get with step 5 (and the filter setting), the SPOT could hunt for additional seconds. During the SPOT process, the RIT offset adjustments are continuously displayed in the VFO B screen area. This works, but is time-inefficient. (I will probably miss their call sign.) My particular (preferred) scenario: I am 100% a CW operator. I use CW Skimmer, basically as my panadapter. CW Skimmer, using CAT commands, can snap the KX3 to a precise receive frequency with a mouse click. (Basically the same effect as SPOT, but quicker.) Assume that steps 1 through 4 are the same as above. Instead of steps 5 and 6, I would like to be able to click on a the operator's off-frequency response within CW Skimmer and have the KX3 behave the same as the [SPOT] button. After all, they are essentially the same thing, one just happens to be driven remotely (CAT Command), the other using a local button press (SPOT button). However, the KX3 changes the receive frequency, but does not adjust the RIT offset. So what that means is the new receive frequency is now the transmit frequency. Not what I would expect with RIT in effect. Is there a setting to get the behavior that I want? If not, I would like to kindly put in an enhancement request. 73, Mark K7MJG -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/RIT-behavior-when-computer-controlled-Possi ble-Feature-Request-tp7573247.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:[hidden email] 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:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html _ If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/RIT-behavior-when-computer-controlled-Possi ble-Feature-Request-tp7573247p7573250.html To unsubscribe from RIT behavior when computer controlled / Possible Feature Request, click here http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe _by_codenode=7573247code=bWdsZW5uQGNveC5uZXR8NzU3MzI0N3wtMTU1MjE2Mjc0 . http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=macro_viewe rid=instant_html%21nabble%3Aemail.namlbase=nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespa ce-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NodeNamespa cebreadcrumbs=notify_subscribers%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-instant_emails%21nabble% 3Aemail.naml-send_instant_email%21nabble%3Aemail.naml NAML -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/RIT-behavior-when-computer-controlled-Possible-Feature-Request-tp7573247p7573251.html Sent from the Elecraft
