[Elecraft] [K3] RIT Operation Question

[Brett Howard]

Either way you have the toggle feature as you can just use the RIT
button instead.  Both ways work.  I'm not partial to either.  Its just
one of those things you get used to.

On Tue, 2008-07-15 at 09:25 -0700, N2TK wrote:
> Well, I actually like the toggle feature when trying to work DX split. The
> RIT switch is easy access to toggle between the DX's transmit and receive
> frequency.
> But once the second receiver arrives I won't need this feature as I will be
> able to listen to both frequencies at the  same time.  
> 
> 73,
> N2TK, Tony
> K3 #311
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV
> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 10:00 PM
> To: w3fpr at arrl.net
> Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: RE: [Elecraft] [K3] RIT Operation Question
> 
> 
> > It works just like the manual states.  "Tap CLR to zero the 
> > RIT/XIT offset.  Tapping it a second time restores the offset."
> > - see the manual page 22.
> 
> while it works like the manual says, the operation is not 
> logical.  Clear should always set RIT/XIT to zero - even 
> if it is already zero. I'm a firm believer in the "least 
> surprise" philosophy of interface design - operation should 
> never be a surprise (even to those who don't read the manual) 
> and restoring a previously cleared RIT/XIT offset with a clear 
> key is certainly a surprise. 
> 
> 73, 
> 
>    ... Joe, W4TV 
>  
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> > [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm
> > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 11:04 PM
> > To: Bud Semon N7CW
> > Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] RIT Operation Question
> > 
> > 
> > Bud,
> > 
> > It works just like the manual states.  "Tap CLR to zero the RIT/XIT 
> > offset.  Tapping it a second time restores the offset." - see 
> > the manual 
> > page 22.
> > 
> > While your comment makes some sense, this is the first time I 
> > have heard 
> > anyone complain about teh original operation of the CLR control.
> > 
> > 73,
> > Don W3FPR
> > 
> > Bud Semon N7CW wrote:
> > > When I have the RIT on and I press CLR, the RIT is cleared. 
> >  So far so 
> > > good. When I press CLR again, the original offset 
> > reappears.  I would 
> > > expect that pressing CLR a second time would just verify 
> > the frequency 
> > > delta is 0.  If I want to switch between an offset and none, I can 
> > > turn the RIT on and off. Is there a feature here that I'm missing?
> > >
> > >   
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