[Elecraft] K3/10 For Sale or Trade

[ab2tc]

I don't understand why. If you forget to get back to the DX' transmit
frequency, you will not hear him. Why would you transmit if you don't hear
the DX says he is listening? I think most of the cases of transmitting on
the wrong frequency is because SPLIT is turned off. I know I have made this
mistake but *never* because the A/B was in the wrong state.

Knut - AB2TC


This is A/B approach is a "transmit on the wrong VFO" accident waiting to
happen.   The tap again is what can get lost in the heat of the action.

There simply is no substitute for a second VFO/sub rx that is in RX all the
time.
That being said.  One could always tell (just after the FT-1000MP's came out
in numbers) who what using a new MP.  They were the ones transmitting on the
DX's frequency.  Nothing is foolproof.

de K3KO


ab2tc wrote:
> 
> Why not use the A/B button instead of REV when working split? No
> acrobatics necessary. Tap it once, tune the other frequency, tap it again
> and you are back where you started.
> 
> 73 de ab2tc - Knut
> 
> 
> 
> John Reiser-3 wrote:
>> 
>> I don't have any trouble holding the REV button on my K3 with my index 
>> finger while turning the VFO A knob with my thumb.  I do that a lot
>> working 
>> DX like Ducie.  Maybe it's a question of getting used to the placement of 
>> the button with a new radio.
>> 
>> I have never used an Omni-VI, so I don't know whether its front-panel
>> layout 
>> is easier to use or not.
>> 
>> Just wanted to get my 2 cents worth in on this thread before it becomes 
>> accepted truth that the K3 layout is hard to use.  It's plenty easy for
>> me.
>> 
>> 73,  John, W2GW
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Ian White GM3SEK" <gm3sek at ifwtech.co.uk>
>> To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 12:33 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3/10 For Sale or Trade
>> 
>> 
>>> Paul Christensen wrote:
>>>>>  I also find it is much easier to hold the REV button and tune the VFO 
>>>>> with one hand when working split on the Omni-VI than the K3.
>>>>
>>>>That's one K3 limitation that I have not experienced with most other 
>>>>transceivers.   Of all the panel buttons, the placement of the REV
button 
>>>>is probably the most critical.   Other controls maybe touched up 
>>>>periodically but when you're working split with a paddle in one hand, 
>>>>split mode requires a very ergonomic one-hand operation.  I would have 
>>>>preferred the K3's REV button placed either in place of the red Freq. 
>>>>Entry button so that the right index finger can be used while using the 
>>>>thumb and other fingers to find the Dx stations listening frequency -- 
>>>>or in the alternative, placement of the REV button on the lower left of 
>>>>the main VFO so that the right thumb is used.  I am right-handed so I am 
>>>>naturally biased.
>>>>
>>>>The Ducie guys with their K3s never ran into this dilemma as the DX 
>>>>station. It manifests only for the mere mortals trying to work the DX 
>>>>station.  Of course, when the sub-receiver is offered, this all becomes 
>>>>moot point but not everyone will want the optional sub-rx.
>>>>
>>>
>>> A useful feature for K3s that don't have the sub-receiver would be to 
>>> duplicate the REV function on the SUB button.
>>>
>>>
>> <snip>
>> 
> 
> 

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