[Elecraft] Mode Disable????

[Tom Childers, N5GE]

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:46:17 +0100, David Pratt <david at g4dmp.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

>>>Dave Agsten wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Brian, K3KO wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>It's a pain to cycle through
>>>> FM/AM just to get from CW/SSB -- since the proper one press direction to
>>>> go
>>>> isn't something that one should clutter their minds with<
>
>>I vote for leaving them as they are.  I like brain clutter.  It keeps 
>>me feeling
>>younger.
>>
>>Tom, N5GE - SWOT 3537 - Grid EM12jq
>
>I'll second that, Tom.  A bit of manual dexterity is also good for 
>arthritic joints.
>
>73

After looking closely at the K3 I decided there are a lot of things I'd like to
see changed on the LCD:

1.  I'd like for the filter width indicator to be where the VFO B frequency
readout is and shift the other indicators in that row to the left to make it
fit, because I prefer looking at it through my dominant eye which is my right
eye.

2. I'd like for CMP to have a label for 5 dB, because I don't like to have to
interpolate the distance between zero and ten.

3.  I'd like for the S-Meter to have a maximum reading of 80.5 dB in .5 dB
steps, because I have a neighbor 2 miles away that tells me I should be able to
resolve his signal strength accurately.  As it is I can only watch him peg the
meter when he is working DX.

4. Since I almost always work CW, I wonder if you could add a feature to disable
all the other modes so I won't be able to accidentally use them or have to step
through them.  It would be nice if I could use the menu to select one of the
other modes if I really do want to use it.  You could make the mode selectable
from the Config Menu by rotating the B VFO to the mode and selecting YES to make
it available from the MODE button.

I feel this is a reasonable request and it shouldn't take more than a few days
to do the necessary modifications.

Disclaimer:  All of the above is said with tongue in cheek and in no way is
meant upset or belittle anyone.

  
Tom, N5GE - SWOT 3537 - Grid EM12jq

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