[Elecraft] K3 AM feature request

[drewko1 at verizon.net]

On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:42:37 +0100, you wrote:

>drewko1 at verizon.net wrote:
>> Would it be possible to have a 1 KHz tuning step for AM? Unless I
>> missed something it seems the smallest AM coarse step is 5 KHz. 1 KHz
>> would be a lot better for tuning around the SWBC bands; 5 is just too
>> coarse. Thanks.
>> 
>
>Short wave broadcast stations are channelised with 5kHz channels; why
>would 1kHz steps be useful?

The 5 khz tuning steps are awfully touchy, even at the lowest VFO rate
(100 counts per turn). That's 500 Khz per only one turn of the knob--
practically a complete "band". That is just too coarse for comfortable
tuning.  A little nudge and you've flown by 10 or 15 Khz. 

The tuning steps for AM don't make any practical sense. FINE gives you
1 and 10 Hz, COARSE takes a huge jump to 5 KHz. Shouldn't there be
something between 10 Hz and 5 KHz? Seems like 100 Hz and/or 1 Khz
should be in there somewhere.  (Unless I've missed something here...)

73,
Drew
AF2Z