[Elecraft] K3 MCU 1.75 Firmware Revision

[Don Wilhelm]

ALT1 and ALT2 do NOT show bring up the "I"/"II" indicators when saved.  
Try it and see, at least they do not on my K3.  ALT1 and ALT2 are 
different than Preset I and Preset II. 

If you consider that you now have 3 'initial DSP settings' (NORM, ALT1, 
and ALT2) to work with, and two of those you can set for yourself (NORM 
is glued in place by the firmware), you I believe you have the correct 
picture.

Preset I and Preset II have not changed - they work the same as before, 
the last used setting can be recalled.

Let's say you start at your ALT1 setting, and Preset II had already been 
selected when you choose (or save) ALT1 - the display stays with the II 
indication.  If you then change the DSP settings, listen for a while, 
and then switch to PRESET I to listen for a while - when you return to 
PRESET II, it will be just as you had left it.

In my mind, the Presets are now a bit redundant with the introduction of 
ALT1 and ALT2 (remember the Norm on Steroids discussion), but they are 
added function, not a replacement for the Presets.

I personally find the Presets a bit confusing to use (I could not 
remember where they were last set because they changed all the time), so 
I prefer using ALT1, ALT2 and NORM - at least they provide starting 
points that I can adjust away from as I operate - it matches my thinking 
more clearly, but YMMV.

73,
Don W3FPR

Björn Mohr wrote:
> On 080309 13:41 , "K3KO" <alsopb at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Now if we could convince K3 to just swap this function to I/II and vice
>> versa.
>> K3KO
>>
>> Roy Morris-6 wrote:
>>
>> The new NORM values ALT1 and ALT2 do not show up as I or II on the display
>> when saved.  
>>     
>
> Yes, yes, yes! I support this suggestion!
>
> And please make the K3 remember filter choice and width settings when
> swapping between bands. Now it sometimes forget the settings for a
> particular band when returning from another band.
>
>
> 73 de Björn /SM0MDG
>
>
>
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