[Elecraft] K3 Band button suggestion

[ON4WIX]

I've actually had the same thing happen here once or twice when attempting 
to record or play back some audio with my K3's DVR. I managed to change the 
contents of my M1-M4 freq/mode memories while fiddling with the DVR. 
Operator error of course. Some sort of software "lock" that can be turned on 
after programming your quick memories would be nice to prevent this from 
happening. Or maybe I should just engage my brain before hitting the keypad, 
hi.

Enjoy your Sunday everyone!

73
Glenn ON4WIX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Erik N Basilier" <ebasilier at cox.net>
To: <don at w3fpr.com>; <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 6:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Band button suggestion


> Don, I used to have band stacking on my old Yaesu, and now on the K3 I 
> have
> programmed the M buttons to select 3 frequencies in each band. You are
> correct w.r.t. the number of button presses: The K3 always needs two, 
> while
> band stacking requires anything from one to three (if limited to a "stack
> depth" of 3), which makes two on the average. On the other hand, if one 
> has
> only one favorite frequency in a band, band stacking requires only one key
> press to go there. The term "stacking" might be justified by observing 
> that
> the last stored frequency within the band is the first "on top of the
> stack", but on the other hand, when one accesses successive levels on the
> stack nothing pops off, but the stack contents just rotate.
>
> The advantage of band stacking IMHO is that you only need to use eye-hand
> coordination to reach one button, and you are guaranteed to end up on the
> desired band regardless of intentional or non-intentional programming. I
> have yet to reach the "touch typing" proficiency stage w.r.t. the K3
> buttons, and have often re-programmed a memory button when my intention 
> was
> to recall a band. At least once I have lost my M button programming when I
> upgraded firmware. That said, I think the BAND and MODE controls are quite
> convenient, and I use them as often as I use the M buttons.
>
> 73,
> Erik K7TV
>
>
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