[Elecraft] K3 Channel hopping mode

[Graham Kimbell (G3TCT)]

I found Wayne's explanation on how to set up "channels" so you can instantly hop between them useful as I want to use this feature on vhf.

I agree with Joe's comment below and also when he says "When in 'channel
hopping' mode, it might be nice to momentarily display the memory number and text label for a few  seconds in the VFO B area when changing channels".

However my main issue is how to revert back to normal VFO operation (to tune up and down from the channel frequency) once you've selected a "channel"?  If you set up a channel with VFO A=f1 and VFO B=f2, pressing A/B switches the rx to f2 as expected. But rotating VFO A control switches to the next channel hopping frequency which is rather unexpected.

I've been trying to think of a way round this. What I think I would like is either (a) having swapped A/B as above, VFO A reverts to normal operation; or (b) for VFO B control to be the "channel" control and VFO A to tune normally up and down from the "channel".

Comments appreciated.
Graham
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Planisky" <jplan at jeffnet.org>
To: "Elecraft Reflector" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 3:12 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 VFO rate in channel hopping mode


> Sorry, forgot to mention this in my previous post.
>
> It would also be nice if the VFO A rate were reduced in channel
> hopping mode.  With the default setup, it seems like a single encoder
> count corresponds to one channel, which means the slightest touch of
> the VFO A knob changes channels.
>
> 73
> --
> Joe KB8AP
>
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