[Elecraft] K3 Memories - Band changing etc.

[G4ILO]

Bill Coleman  N2BC wrote:
> 
> I miss dedicated band buttons even though my main rig has been a K2 for
> the last couple years.  Using the "Quick Memories" and M1..M4 work quite
> well though.
> 
> But (you knew this was coming), the very thing that makes the "Quick
> Memory" function handy can also be its downfall. Try as I might to be
> careful, I continue to clobber the memory by pressing V>M in error. 
> Because the 00 - 09 locations are "Quick Memories" they are overwritten
> immediately when the numeric keypad entry is pressed.
> 
I just discovered a new way to abuse the K3 using this system. I programmed
my Quick Memories to take me to frequencies in the CW part of each band,
then M1 - M4 to take me to different parts of the band.

So after pressing M>V, 5 to take me to 15m (CW) I pressed M>V, M3 to go to a
different part of the band. Only either I didn't press M>V hard enough so it
didn't register, or I had a senior moment and didn't press it at all, so I
transmitted the programmed contents of memory 3 at 100W into an untuned
antenna.

If you use the message memories then there is a risk of accidentally
transmitting their contents if you are using the same buttons as per-band
memories as well.

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