[Elecraft] What happened to AM mode?

[Dave G4AON]

The whole VFO and memory management in the K3 is badly implemented. 
Other rigs have a V/M button (or similar) and also either operate in 1 
MHz steps or ham band increments, instantly returning to steps of each 
ham band by default. Two examples before I get off my soapbox:

1. If you recall a memory to check the VFO accuracy at 50 MHz against 
your shack frequency standard (for example), you could move from where 
you are now to one of the memories with 50.000 MHz CW stored, but how do 
you go back to where you were with the K3? With a V/M switch you could 
instantly go back to where you came from...

2. If you move off 7 MHz to the 9 MHz broadcast band, that band 
"hijacks" the 10 MHz band on the K3... Other rigs return to switching in 
ham band increments (example the TS480).

Sorry to grumble, but the K3 is now 6 months old and creaking at the 
seams in a few areas!

73 Dave, G4AON
K3/100 #80
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Well, for instance, if VFO A in the 40 meter band had a 60 meter frequency
and VFO B had a 40 meter frequency, I would press the A/B button to swap
the VFO's. At this point VFO A now contains a 40 meter frequency and VFO B
would have a 60 meter frequency. I would then press A>B to load VFO B with
VFO A's 40 meter frequency. Now both VFOs will have 40 meter frequencies
loaded.

Come to think of it, I also saw mismatched VFOs in the 30 meter band too
after updating the F/M code. I don't recall if I see this every time I
update the code or if it sometimes works okay. I will have to pay better
attention I guess.

John [K7SVV]