[Elecraft] Band button

[Don Wilhelm]

So the 'light dawns'.
This is the situation that has been around since dirt was young.  The 
bands are usually referred to in terms of their wavelength (meters).  
Most people automatically think of 20 meters as being 'higher' than 30 
meters because the frequency is higher.  Of course there are exceptions, 
such as the common reference to 160 meters as "Top Band" and I have 
heard ops on (say) 20 meters who might comment "Let's try a QSO up on 80 
meters".

If I am correct in that sort of thinking, perhaps he should just reverse 
the 'up' and 'down' arrows on the button instead of re-labeling it.

73,
Don W3FPR

Gregg R. Lengling wrote:
> I think what he is trying to say is that if you hit the band up 
> button, it actually selects a higher frequency band, not a higher band 
> number.
>
> ie:  I'm on 7020 (40 meters) and hit the ban up button it goes to 
> 10,140 (30 meters).  So it's not going to a higher number band but a 
> higher frequency. I've never given this much thought over the last 45 
> years and just went with the convention.  I guess it's all 
> semantics....anyhow Don is right, if you want re-label your controls, 
> but don't change mine.
>