[Elecraft] K3 Use RIT/XIT knob for speed-tuning

[K9ZTV]

Windy is correct.  However . . . this can also be a "gotcha."

If this feature is enabled and you don't realize it, you can find 
yourself in another universe awfully fast.

After checking into an NTS cw net one night, I sat idly twirling the RIT 
knob knowing the RIT was off.  A minute or two later it suddenly dawned 
on me that the NCS was no longer transmitting.  Moreover, the VFO was 
displaying a frequency half a megacycle up the band.  It took me a 
half-hour to figure out what had happened.

But it IS a wonderful feature if you know what you're doing.

Kent  K9ZTV



KM5Q wrote:
> I might have missed this handy feature if another K3 owner hadn't 
> shown it to me. That's why I'm bringing it up here.
>
> When RIT/XIT is off, it's control can function as a very coarse 
> tuning, to quickly zip around a band. To enjoy this feature, you need 
> to configure it -- See the user's manual, bottom of p. 14.