[Elecraft] K3 Special Split Operation

[Greg - AB7R]

I would not recommend trying crossband split until the sub receiver is finished and the firmware 
modified to allow it.  Brett's proposal is stricly a shortcut for in-band split.  When the firmware is 
done for the sub receiver you sill be able to control the frequency and other functions of VFO B by a 
number of ways, including the BSET function, VFO B knob and A/B.


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73,
Greg - AB7R
Whidbey Island WA
NA-065
K3#0009 and 0319

On Mon Mar  3  3:01 , "Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy"  sent:

>If Crossband Split mode is not an available feature, when working Split in 
>the same band, and using your example, I would have thought that the band 
>select control system could be used to tell the K3 that 225 means 7.225 MHz
>
>Sorry I don't know if the K3 can operate in Crossband Split mode (you stay 
>here on 14.xxx and I'll call you on 50.xxx), but if it can and to carry on 
>with your example, if the existing system wants all of the numbers when 
>frequencies are entered (7.085 and 7.225), you would have to tell the K3 to 
>stay on the same band when entering just 225 after entering 7.085.  If 
>Crossband Split is available then I would have thought that there would be 
>some form of 'Same Band Split - Crossband Split' control, not necessarily a 
>front panel control, which could be used just once to do that until changing 
>bands or going into Crossband Split mode. If that is true then after 
>entering 7.085 for the first time it might also be possible to leave out the 
>7 when entering the frequency for either of the VFOs thereafter when using 
>Same Band Split, until changing bands or going into Crossband Split mode.
>
>.Anything to save time during a pileup is a very good idea IMHO :-)
>
>73,
>Geoff
>GM4ESD
>
>
>Brett Howard brett at livecomputers.com> wrote on Monday, March 03, 2008 at 
>4:14 AM
>
>> Lets see if anyone has any opinions on this:
>>
>> How about the possibility of a special single band split mode.  After
>> doing a bit of playing on this latest contest I saw possible value in a
>> mode where direct entry automatically assumes you're going to stay on
>> the same band.
>>
>> So if you want to work split and the DX station says  listening
>> on 225 and you're on 7.085 and you're in this special mode.  Then you
>> could just switch to the other VFO and press enter 225 and then pop back
>> and be ready to rock and roll.  Not having to enter the 7 or the 00 at
>> the end could save you a bit of time.  There are times where its
>> something like 7.225.5 and for that one could possibly setup the RIT/XIT
>> knob to be able to pull that off in one detent.
>>
>> Not sure what button I'd implement this on but something in the area of
>> freq ent seems reasonable.  Would be nice if you could skip the freq ent
>> button in this mode too as that would make times even faster but would
>> make operation of the rest of the rig a bit of an annoyance.
>>
>> Sorry if my operation is a bit vague but I don't have a K3 so I'm having
>> to go just off of what I've read in the manual and of the operation of
>> my TS-450Sat.
>>
>> Thanks much for your insights gentlemen.
>>
>> ~Brett (KC7OTG)
>
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