[Elecraft] ECO for SPOT Control

[Joe Planisky]

Hmmmm.   It's an interesting concept, but I don't like the idea of  
adding yet another function to the SPOT button.  In general, I dislike  
modal functions.  That is, functions that work differently depending  
on the setting of some other control.  I know they're unavoidable in  
some cases, but I like to keep them to a minimum.

Tapping the SPOT button is already overloaded with two different  
functions. What happens when you tap SPOT depends on the state of  
CWT.  If CWT is off, SPOT just turns on the sidetone. If CWT is on, it  
adjusts the TX & RX frequency to near zero-beat with a received  
signal.  Adding a link to RIT now makes for 4 possible states: CWT  
off, RIT off; CWT on, RIT off; CWT off, RIT on; CWT on, RIT on.

Knowing, me, I'd have RIT on but set to 0.0, hit SPOT, and then wonder  
why the guy whose CQ I just answered says I'm off frequency :-)

73
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Joe KB8AP

On Feb 3, 2009, at 8:54 PM, The Smiths wrote:

>
> I would like to suggest an "upgrade" for the SPOT control function.

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> My suggestion would be to allow for the SPOT button to function as a  
> RIT only control when the RIT button is engaged.  If the RIT button  
> is NOT engaged, then the Main VFO would move as normal.

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> Michael AretskyN6MQL