[Elecraft] Re: K3 ham vs general band changes

[wayne burdick]

There are a few issues here:

1. With previous versions of firmware (MCU rev 1.78 and below), the 
bands could be "messed up" by tuning manually from one band to the next 
with the VFO. This was corrected in rev 1.88: now, if you tune cross 
one of the K3's internal band boundaries (e.g., 6 MHz between 60 and 40 
meters), the VFO you *weren't* tuning will be switched to its last-used 
frequency in the new band.

2. We're considering a different tuning option (menu selectable, of 
course) where tuning outside any ham band would spawn a "virtual SWL 
Band" between the two bands. This would be saved across power cycles. 
If you were in the virtual band, tapping band up or down would take you 
to the last-used frequencies in the ham bands above and below. The 
virtual band would persist until you tuned back out of it, up to a ham 
band. (This method is used by at least one other rig -- the FT-817.)

3. When the subreceiver is installed, you'll be able to switch it to a 
different band from the main RX/TX by going into BSET mode and using 
band up/down (or direct frequency entry). The sub will stay on this 
independent band until you go into BSET and "join" the sub back to 
main.

At least that's the present thinking. We're open to suggestions.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


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