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

[LANCE COLLISTER]

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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My vote is for the noise gate first ;-) TNX and VY 73, Lance

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