[Elecraft] K3 Channel Hopping

[Wes Stewart]

The Kenwood TS-870 does exactly the same.

Another thing it does and that I suggested for the K3 is this:

With both RIT and XIT "Off" change the function to force the frequency
to the nearest whole number value on the first step.  For example if
the current frequency is 14.201 MHz and the coarse tuning steps are 5
KHz, then the first step would be to either 14.200 or 14.205 (depending
on direction) then the following steps would be to 14.210, 14.215... if
tuning up or 14.195, 14.190...if tuning down.

On Dec 17, 2008 Richard, AD7FZ, wrote: "Hello Wes, yes this is a good idea. I've sent your request off to our software engineers to work on."

Somewhere is a disconnect.

Ergonomics is one reason why, with the '870 and the K3 side-by-side, I still reach for the '870.

Wes N7WS

--- On Fri, 8/21/09, Dave G4AON <elecraft at astromag.co.uk> wrote:

From: Dave G4AON <elecraft at astromag.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Channel Hopping
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Date: Friday, August 21, 2009, 12:48 AM

VFO/memory operation is done pretty well on the Kenwood TS480 and TS570,
I don't know why if Elecraft can crib their serial comms protocol they
can't also use their memory arrangement too... For those who haven't
used one of these Kenwood radios, there is a V/M (VFO/memory) button...
When in memory mode when you rotate the multi-knob the radio behaves as
if it was crystal controlled and allows you to listen to each stored
memory in turn without any messing around and no need to store a "*" in
the memory name or press a further button to listen to the memory
content. There is also a "quick memory in" button that stores to 5
memories which also can be accessed by rotating the multi-knob. On a K3
the RIT knob may serve as a multi-knob.

I guess that without a new front panel we will still have a poor user
interface as regards VFO and memory control.

73 Dave, G4AON
K3/100 #80