[Elecraft] K3: band-bitch

[Bruce McLaughlin]

These are interesting comments.  I don't really mind cycling up and down the
bands and doing a bit of knob turning.  I simply push the button for fast
tuning and be done with it.  Band stacking registers would have been a nice
feature but I guess you can't have everything.  About the only small problem
I have had, bearing in mind that I have had the K-3 for only about two
weeks, is that I tend to cause the band to switch down when I am trying to
activate the vox.  I often don't hold the button long enough and so it
lowers the band rather than activating the vox.  I think that is a matter
that will just require getting used to.

Bruce-W8FU

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ron D'Eau Claire
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 3:10 PM
To: 'Elecraft Reflector'
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3: band-bitch

90% of my band changes are done by direct frequency entry to drop me in the
band segment I want (e.g. 7.030 or 14.250) It's not a "one button push" but
it's quick, easy, puts me where I want to be without cycling through the
bands using the up/down button, spinning the tuning knob unnecessarily or
programming lots of memories.

Ron AC7AC



-----Original Message-----
I don't want to depend on my computer.

I don't want to have to repeatedly push an up/down button.

I don't want to custom-program memories, and have to remember what's what.

I want to directly go to the band I want with a dedicated keypad.

I bought the K3 despite this shortcoming, so I accept it, just like I accept
that, for me, the radio is a bit too physically small, but that doesn't mean
I have to like it.  It means only that I understand that practically
everything in life is a compromise.

73,
Steve NN4X

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