[Elecraft] FT-100 Tuning Knob

[Phil Wheeler]

Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:

>>I guess I will come out of the closet.  I have a thoery on why so many
>>people aren't happy with the stock knob on the K2.  This ties into Vic's
>>recent post more than Earl's, but Earl's message was handy.
>>
>>The "old" K2 firmware had a very significant limitation on how fast
>>you could turn your VFO knob.  If you turned it fast enough, the radio
>>actually would not move frequency hardly at all.  You can try this
>>experiment:
>>Tree N6TR
>>tree@kkn.net
>>
>
>
>That is ONLY true with the earlier releases of the Ver 2 firmware. The Ver 1
>firmware lets you tune as fast as you can spin that knob, and the FT-100
>tuning knob was popular long before the Ver 2 firmware was released.
>
>I used the Ver 2 firmware for a while, but am now back on the Ver 1 and it
>is so much NICER by comparison.
>

Wayne may have dealt wiht that in the new V. 2.X firmware.  Can anyone 
comment?

73, Phil


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