[Elecraft] K2 BANDS - How?

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Fred N3CSY asked:

QUESTION:  K2 BANDS?

How does one know what "BAND" the K2 is set for?
I know I can do BAND+ and BAND-, and I can do
BAND+/BAND- frequencies entries.  BUT HOW DO I (me)
know - what BAND the K2 thinks it is in?  There
must be a base BAND spot - where all the ups, downs,
and changes go from.  When I did the VCO RF BOARD
alignments - at one point, I had the K2's bands
all messed up.  I think I was able to get it back -
but I'm still not sure I understand the philosophy the
K2 uses - for being in 1 band or another.

Once I do get the K2 in a known BAND, how do I
change frequencies IN THAT BAND?

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The band is indicated as a frequency on the dial. 35xx.xx is in the 80 meter
band, 7xxx.xx is in the 40 meter band and so on. 

If you think you might have cranked the tuning knob so many time you have
actually "tuned" to the wrong band, just do a direct frequency entry and
it'll automatically switch to the appropriate band for the frequency you
entered. The only "tricky" part about direct frequency entry is that if you
install the 160 meter module you have to enter a zero first for frequencies
in the 160 meter band so the K2 won't think you want 18 MHz instead of 1800
KHz

Tuning within a band is done by turning the big knob or using the direct
frequency entry, or am I not understanding the last question?

Ron AC7AC