[Elecraft] K3 Band changing...Devils Advocate...

[drewko1 at verizon.net]

On Sat, 31 May 2008 23:35:39 -0400, Joe, W4TV  wrote:

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>The key are dedicated "band select" buttons that allow random 
>access (direct switching) selection with the ability to choose 
>alternate saved frequencies (generally, on the other modes) 
>with successive presses of the specific band button. 
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>73, 
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>   ... Joe, W4TV 
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Just wondering... in that scheme, is the particular mode always
retained when you switch to a new band? Or might you have to push the
button a time or two to get back to the same mode on the new band.

I assume people don't generally check out all the modes on a
particular band before switching to the next band. Seems more natural
to choose a mode then jump to other bands while in the same mode.

As I mentioned in another post, you could have pretty much the same
capability as the multiple band buttons by using only the Band Up and
Band Down buttons, if they were made mode specific. For example, in CW
the buttons would step through one set of freqs/filter settings; in
USB/LSB they would step through another different set; likewise for
AM, etc.

73,
Drew
AF2Z