Might there be a user setting or mode setting where when pushed or
implemented a completely new radio setting for contesting could be selected
along with a totally different display set of functions ?
Walt K8CV Royal Oak, MI.
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From: "Ed Muns" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 6:40 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 display for contesters
On the one hand, I've done a lot of contesting with the K3 since July and
have survived without these displays. Bandwidth is indicated in two ways,
both the crystal filter setting and the filter bandwidth icon giving
relative width. I quickly adapted to this UI and feel pretty comfortable
with it. One worry is if I've adjusted the DSP bandwidth to an
intermediate
value between crystal filters ... what is it? But in contesting, I mostly
just want to be sure I'm at a known bandwidth and for that I can hit the
XFIL button or use the two PRESETs.
OTOH, I agree that the parameter displays you describe below are very
useful
in contesting where you don't want to take time to turn controls back and
forth to activate their display momentarily. This input is already in the
K3 firmware hopper and Wayne will deal with some of them in a future
release. For example, there might be a configuration parameter to
constantly display RIT offset in the VFO-B display area. Or, functions
for
each of the controls you mention, e.g., POWER, that can be assigned to a
PF
button for instant display in the VFO-B area.
73,
Ed - W0YK
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dick Green WC1M
Sent: Friday, 30 November, 2007 15:09
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 display for contesters
N1EU recently posted a query about the lack of a full-time
bandwidth display. Many replied that all you have to do is
turn a knob to see the current bandwidth. Evidently, this
also applies to a number of other operating parameters,
including output power(!)
This is all well-and-good for casual operating and DXing, but
it's a real liability for serious contesters. In a contest,
the last thing I want to do is take my hands off the
keyboard. I need to be able to see certain important
transceiver setting with a quick glance in order to make a
decision whether or not to move my hands. Bandwidth is one of
the settings I need to know, and the roofing filter selection
isn't sufficient -- I need to know the ultimate selectivity
provided by the DSP. I haven't had time to study the K3
manual in depth, but there are many parameters that need to
be available at-a-glance: both VFO frequencies, bandwidth,
shift/PBT, RIT/XIT power, vox, AGC, RF Gain, preamp, notch,
NB, receive antenna status, power, etc.
Basically, you need to be able to see any setting that might
affect transmission or reception. For example, if the
bandwidth is too narrow, and you don't realize it, you may
not hear stations calling slightly off frequency, or they'll
be significantly attenuated. You could have a similar effect
if the notch was inadvertently left on. I can't be required
to remember the last change I made to the settings, which
might have been hours ago. Also, I use two radios and it's
impossible to memorize the settings for both of them. I can't
afford to spend time twiddling knobs to determine the current
state of the transceiver.
Are the LCD display fields fixed, like on older displays, or
are all the pixels under firmware control? If the display is
fixed, the lack of status displays could be a real problem.
73, Dick WC1M
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