[Elecraft] Re: K3: A>B two-step (was "illogical coding")

[Kenneth Moorman]

Wayne,

I have to agree...please continue to allow this mode of operation, either by
leaving as is, or giving it to those who want/need it with a menu selection.

Ken, NU4I

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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Alan Bloom
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 3:51 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Re: K3: A>B two-step (was "illogical coding")

Put me down in favor of two-tap (the way it is now).

Al N1AL

On Fri, 2008-09-12 at 13:32, wayne burdick wrote:
> Doug,
> 
> There was plenty of logic behind it, but in hindsight it might not 
> sense for all users. (It did meet with the approval of our 20 field 
> testers.)
> 
> The change was motivated by the sub receiver. Here's one example:
> 
> Suppose you're using SPLIT, listening to a weak DX station on the main 
> RX (in a very narrow bandwidth with preamp on), while tuning for a 
> clear spot with the sub RX (using a wider bandwidth and preamp off). 
> With one tap of A>B you can move VFO B back to the starting point and 
> work your way up again. If this also copied VFO A's filter and preamp 
> settings (etc.) to VFO B, you'd have to set them up all over again.
> 
> But I'll be happy to sit back and listen to arguments pro and con. If 
> it looks like a lot of operators would prefer to copy everything with 
> one tap, I could add a menu entry. If no one argues in favor of two-tap 
> (including the field testers), I could change it outright. I'm easy  :)
> 
> Thanks for your input.
> 
> Wayne
> N6KR
> 
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