[Elecraft] K3 Channel Hopping

Lu Romero - W4LT lromero at ij.net
Sat Aug 22 02:20:35 EDT 2009


Yes, this is exactly the point.  Moving the Multi/CH knob on my TS570 resets
the vfo to 5kHz steps from wherever I was previously.  That is handy for
quick QSY.

Brett describes how I use the feature exactly (nice to know Im not unique!)

-lu-w4lt-


Wes Stewart wrote:
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> 
> --- On Fri, 8/21/09, Brett Howard <brett at livecomputers.com> wrote:
> 
> From: Brett Howard <brett at livecomputers.com>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Channel Hopping
> To: lromero at ij.net
> Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Friday, August 21, 2009, 7:41 PM
> 
> You know you can use the RIT knob as a fast band move knob with a simple
> menu setting so that it works like the M.CH knob does on the Kenwoods.
> 
> Not quite.  I use the RIT knob set to 5 KHz steps all of the time, but it
> steps 5 KHz from where it's currently setting, and if that isn't a 5KHz
> multiple then it isn't the same as the Kenwood.
> 
> Let's face it, on many bands these days we are almost channelized.  The DX
> calls on 14.195 not 14.196789.  With my Kenwood, if I'm listening on
> 14.003 and decide to check 14.195 I just turn the VFO CH knob and easily
> land on freq.  BTW, the radio knows to change modes from CW to USB at
> 14.150.  And if I think I may want to return to the CW freq, before moving
> I hit Quick Memory and it's saved and I can return to it with one button
> push.
> 
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