[Elecraft] Band Button gripe - was ON4UN has a K3?

[Don Rasmussen]

>>>Just what is "the big deal" about pushing a single
button instead of pushing two buttons in sequence to
get to the band and mode you want? <<<

Hey Doug - You hit the nail on the head, contestors
have the optimal solution with the stock K3. But
"modest stations", what I'll call condo class or
dipole class (like my own) require a scan of the
available bands to see which -one- you can use on a
given day. There is a fair amount of back and forth in
determining which band to call home for a couple
hours. 

With single touch band changes, you press one button
(example 20m), twirl the main tuning knob, take a
reading, okay now hit the next band up (15m), twirl,
okay how about 10m? Nope, MUF not there, back to 15m.
Your finger remembers single press bands, even between
weekends (many of us work). 

Now imagine sitting down on Saturday morning after
last
operation a week ago - okay, hmmm, which button oh
yeah - M->V, okay now which band is button 20m? Hmmm
think it's 1. Two button press and you are there. 

Repeat 3 times as in example. 

Summary - one button is enough for even a finger to
remember for a week. Multiple keypresses, in addition
to requiring extra time to accomplish, require the
user "boot the brain" before the action gets
accomplished.

Hard to put into words Doug, but if you were there it
would be plain as day!

c u 

Don






--- DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL <dougzzz at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Don,
> 
> I am genuinely curious.  Just what is "the big deal"
> about pushing a
> single button instead of pushing two buttons in
> sequence to get to the
> band and mode you want?  I just don't see how it can
> matter...and I'm
> a contester, so speed is important to me.  You
> really have me baffled
> so I please fill me in.
> 
> Thanks!
> de Doug KR2Q
>