[Elecraft] K3 Band switch

[n4lq]

Well stated....So....Let's go back to the rotary bandswitch. It was faster 
to change bands than bumping this button half dozen times.
Nowadays a lot of hams have amplifiers, tuners and rotary beams that follow 
the bandswitching. Imagine what happens to all those relays and motors when 
quickly scrolling through each band.

Steve Ellington
N4LQ at insightbb.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Wilhelm" <w3fpr at embarqmail.com>
To: <craig at powersmith.net>
Cc: <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 3:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Band switch


> Craig,
>
> I am not certain why you believe the current bandswitching method is 
> confusing - unless you are trying to follow the several suggestions for 
> changing the band selection.
> I find the BAND up/down switch similar to the old rotary bandswitches. 
> You go one way (usually clockwise) to go to a higher band and the other 
> way to go to a lower band.  And you had to do it one switch detent at a 
> time, there was no hopping from one band direct to another unless they 
> were adjacent.
> One can easily count finger taps on the band button just as easily as 
> counting rotary switch detent positions - one just has to remember how 
> many bands apart the present one is from the desired one.
> Just my opinion.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> Craig D. Smith wrote:
>>   To me, at least, the present
>> situation is rather confusing.  I hope they will consider your idea.
>>
>>       73
>>
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