[Elecraft] Dial LOCK Behaviour - Bug or Feature?

Tue Sep 2 19:09:01 2003

I just tried locking and then turning the VFO. When I unlock it stayed right
where it was.

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> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Rick Tavan
> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 6:48 PM
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> Subject: [Elecraft] Dial LOCK Behaviour - Bug or Feature?
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> When I hold LOCK on my K2, frequency locks even if the tuning knob is
> moved, say by accidental nudging. This is as expected. But when I hold
> it again to restore tuning, the rig jumps to a different frequency,
> presumably wherever it would have gone while the knob was turning if
> LOCK had not been engaged. This seems wrong to me as it negates half the
> utility of the LOCK function. There is no way anyone could want to jump
> to an unpredictable frequency based on blind tuning or accidental
> nudging. But many people will often want to stay where they started out.
> Both the MP and the 930 work that way. I think this is a K2 firmware bug
> (or perhaps a bug in my build).  Does anyone agree with me?
>
> 73,
>
> /Rick N6XI
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