[Elecraft] K3 filter presets I/II: present and futurefunctionality

[Ed K1EP]

At 3/1/2008 10:51 AM, Geoffrey Downs wrote:
>Les, WB6MND wrote:
>
>
>>I would like to be able to return to fixed settings that I program and are
>>stored.  That way I always have a familiar starting point that works best in
>>most situations, but that I can adjust further to customize for the
>>particular signal I'm listening to.
>>
>>With the current setup, I feel I get lost and can't return to a familiar
>>place.
>
>Me too. And thanks for asking, Wayne.
>
>73 to all
>
>Geoff
>G3UCK


I agree with this opinion, I would like a programmable fixed 
setting.  Having transitioned from another brand of radio that had 
three filter presets, I thought I would miss them in the K3.  I liked 
the idea of cycling through three different filters to find which one 
suited the conditions at the time.  But as I used the K3 more and 
more, I found that I wasn't switching from I to II at all.  I learned 
that I could dynamically manipulate the filter with the width control 
(or hi/lo cut) to my liking.  But I would get "lost" occasionally and 
having a preset "home" is a good idea.  You can use the NORM setting, 
but that is factory preset.  Having the user adjust the NORM setting 
would be a good idea.   Switching quickly back and forth between two 
filters is also a desired function, but the delay in the "push and 
hold" activation of I and II seems too long to make that function 
useful in a quickly changing environment.