[Elecraft] K3 ham vs general band changes

[Dick Green WC1M]

The K3 manual says the Band switch scrolls through the ham bands. But if I
enter a general coverage frequency, say 11.000, it becomes the setting of
the nearest ham band. So, when I'm scrolling, I see 7.000, 11.000, 14.000,
etc. I have to re-enter 10.100 to get 30m to the right setting.

 

11.000 isn't a ham band frequency, so IMHO it shouldn't be stored in the
scrolling order for the ham bands. 

 

I think it would be an improvement to have a General Mode (On/Off) or Ham
Mode (On/Off) menu entry that can be programmed into one of the function
keys. In Ham mode, the Band switch would be limited to a configurable set of
Ham-only bands. In General mode, the Band button would be 1 MHz up or down.
If the user enters a Ham or General frequency, the mode could switch
automatically. 

 

Does this make sense?

 

73, Dick WC1M