[Elecraft] K3 Special Split Operation

Mon Mar 3 14:28:28 EST 2008

This is why they have software management tools.  He's not having to fret
over remembering every feature and bug fix request.  If he was he'd have
jumped off a bridge long ago!  From what I understand there is a full
software development management environment in place which is probably part
of the reason why bugs can at times poke their heads back up... I've done
that before where I check out the wrong version of a certain file and oops
here comes back a bug.  But those types of things are usually pretty easy to
correct with a good source management tool.  

Anyway...  Don't worry too much about giving the things to worry about... I
think us all sitting quietly and waiting would REALLY freak out the guys at
Elecraft... The wouldn't know what to do with themselves if we were actually
behaved! HIHI

~Brett (KC7OTG)

-----Original Message-----
From: David Ferrington, M0XDF [mailto:M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk] 
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 11:20 AM
To: Brett Howard; 'Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy'
Cc: Crafters
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Special Split Operation

sorry, I wasn't suggesting we don't ask, but I'd like to get the current
outstanding items before I give him much more to think about :)

On 03/03/2008 19:15, "Brett Howard" <brett at livecomputers.com> sent:

> Well if we don't think of ideas or even ask then its on Wayne to figure
out
> what is wanted or needed for every feature all on his own.  Now granted
this
> has worked VERY well for us Elecrafters in the past but I'm sure if you
ask
> him he'd much rather have input on ideas.
> 
> Just my opinion.. But maybe I'm all wet.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Ferrington, M0XDF [mailto:M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk]
> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 9:42 AM
> To: Brett Howard; 'Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy'
> Cc: Crafters
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Special Split Operation
> 
> I was thinking that we don't know what changes in F/W may arrive when the
> KRX3 becomes available.
> 
> 
> On 03/03/2008 17:38, "Brett Howard" <brett at livecomputers.com> sent:
> 
>> What about the people who don't buy the second RX?  And even still its
> only
>> an idea to save time and would save time in the presence or absence of
the
>> second RX.  Wouldn't you agree?
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David Ferrington, M0XDF [mailto:M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk]
>> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 3:28 AM
>> To: Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy; Brett Howard
>> Cc: Crafters
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Special Split Operation
>> 
>> Perhaps we should wait for the KRX3 to be available and then use it a
>> little, before asking for Split mods?
>> 
>> 
>> On 03/03/2008 11:01, "Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy" <gm4esd at btinternet.com>
>> 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 <my_call>
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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