[Elecraft] K2 commands - software guru help needed

[Stewart Baker]

On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 14:08:46 +0100, Brendan Minish wrote:
> I don't see any logical reason to do it backwards, most radios have band
> stacking memories or at least remember frequency and mode by band.
> Sending the mode change command before setting the frequency is simply
> doing things backwards.
> I mentioned this to the developers of Dxbase and they said that kenwood
> protocol worked this way around because some early kenwoods (TS940s
> vintage) required it this way.
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Thanks for that Brendan, I was hoping that someone would give me a reason 
'Why they do it that way"
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> Well mode must be set after the frequency not the other way around
> otherwise you just change the mode on the band you are leaving and
> arrive on the new band in whatever mode was used there last time.
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That is the way I believe it should be commanded,  Frequency then Mode.
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73
Stewart G3RXQ