[Elecraft] K3 Momentary breaks when tuning down

[Bob Tellefsen]

Mike
Practice using the direct frequency entry.
It is fast and gets you right on frequency.
Good luck and 73
Bob N6Wg

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "AD6XY" <m.j.willis at rl.ac.uk>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 11:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Momentary breaks when tuning down


>
> I have noted something similar - say you set to fine tuning so you
have a
> frequency like 14.280000. Then set to faster tuning rate. Tune down
and up.
> You find you are on 14.28001, there is no way to zero the last digit
again.
> Not that it matters but it is odd - perhaps a rounding error.
>
> I don't know if it is just me but I find the tuning rate, even when
set to
> fast and/or using the clarifier to still be far far too slow. I am
sure it
> is fine to tune across 7MHz but tuning from 144.3 to 144.5 (to get
from our
> calling channel to the beacon band) takes forever. Quite often you
will
> reply tol someone on 144.3 and they request to QSY off the calling
channel,
> often by up to 100kHz. I find I am forever pressing the rate button,
or for
> large QSYs setting to FM and back. Otherwise by the time the K3 gets
there
> the other station has gone back to 144.300 wondering where you went.
This is
> of course how I noticed the last digit issue above.
>
> Mike
>
>
> David Andrews-3 wrote:
> >
> > I'm aware when tuning down a band on receive that there is a short
break
> > in
> > the audio every so often. This doesn't seem to happen when tuning
up the
> > band. Can anyone explain what is happening?
> >
> >
> >
> > David G4CWB
> >
> >
> >
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