[Elecraft] K3: overwriting memories? - Try this!

[Don Wilhelm]

For those who are concerned about overwriting the quick memories, you 
might try the solution that I just created for my K3.
I duplicated memories 00 thru 09 into memories 90 thru 99.  It is highly 
unlikely that I will ever use use all 100 memories, or even the 
remaining 80 after using those 20 for quick band access.
If I do overwrite one of the quick memories, it is an easy matter to 
retrieve the corresponding 9x memory and then write it into the quick 
memory location.

BTW - the way I arranged my 'band keypad' is as follows:
         80m       40m      30m
         20m       15m      10m
         17m       12m        6m
                      160m
That just suits my thinking and common band use - I like to think of the 
3rd row as the 'WARC row' even though that is not exactly correct - it 
helps me remember which is what.  I handle 60 meters with the 1x 
memories.  I may have to re-think my arrangement after scanning and 
channel hopping is fully functional, but for now, it works for me.

To further add to my convenience, I set the mode and frequency I use 
most on any band in VFO A and the second most common usage in VFO B.  
After retrieving any given band, I can tap the A/B button if I want the 
second frequency and mode in the 'stack' (I am interpreting the A/B 
button as a 2 deep 'stack')

As an additional thought:
For those who also want additional 'band stacking' memories - don't 
forget that each band (of the 20 possible K3 bands), there are 4 other 
memories for each band that can be set - the M1 thru M4 memories - each 
can contain both VFO A and VFO B settings along with their mode, filter, 
etc settings.  They can be randomly accessed rather than popping off a 
stack, and to my mind, that is a lot more convenient than most other 
transceivers - these M1-M4 buttons in combination with a quick memory 
for each band and the VFO A/B button give a total of 10 spots that can 
be easily programmed on any one band - and the same can be done for all 
20 of the K3 bands.  That is just about as flexible as I can imagine 
anyone ever needing.

73,
Don W3FPR