[Elecraft] K3 from 100W to QRP - update

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

I's been suggested to me by someone not on this reflector (shame), that the
power control should perhaps be logarithmic - running in dB.
That sounds like a good idea.

On 16/1/08 16:02, "David Ferrington, M0XDF" <M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk> sent:

> Yes, I'm not complaining and Wayne has said there will be a low power tune
> option coming.
> 
> Wayne/Eric, perhaps it would be a good idea to maintain a public list of all
> the enhancement requests, so people know whats been asked for?
> This could be done at Zerobeat, but it would take a while to compile the list.
> 
> 
> Anyway, a number of posibilities for Elecraft to consider at some future date:
> 1) A Main Menu item to set power control coarseness
> 2) A CONFIG menu item to set coarseness
> 3) A MAIN MENU item to switch 'MON' from monitor to an alternative 'rate' of
> power control and then a hold of MON would switch from fine to course.
> 4) Then to satisfy those who want course more often than fine, a CONFIG item
> to toggle PWR and MON-PWR so one is course and one is fine and you can choose
> which one is 'normal' power.
> 
> On 16/1/08 15:02, "Charles Fulp" <k3ww at fast.net> sent:
> 
>> You are right David!
>> If the knob went from 0 to 120 with 1 almost full rotation, I would
>> think that was reasonable, but seems to me it is a LOT of cranking to go
>> from 120 to 4 or 5, even for occasional fun changes... nicely precise
>> though.
>> 
>> a few presets would be very nice or tuning rate change for the power
>> knob would be workable.
>> 
>> I would not be surprised if something like that happens, knowing the way
>> the engineers at Elecraft work.
>> 
>> Plenty of little things that can be fixed, but it is miles ahead of the
>> early (and my guess present) Orions, in user interface.

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