[Elecraft] Firmware / Programming command request

[Bill Coleman]

Julian, G4ILO wrote:
>
> Bill Coleman  N2BC wrote:
>   
>> I would like to see a command that would provide a simple direct band 
>> change.  
>>
>> Right now the K3 'knows' the last frequency and mode used on each band, 
>> tap BAND UP or DOWN and the K3 returns to the last used freq and mode on 
>> the selected band. 
>>
>> Programatically there are two ways to change bands now:
>> 1) Issue  "FA" or "FB"  which would override the last used frequency
>> 2) Issue a series of UP / DOWN taps to the BAND switch
>>
>> I'm writing some code and would like to be able to return the K3 to it's 
>> initial state on each band when the application is finished.  #1 won't 
>> do it and #2 is slow (and noisy!).
>>
>> This should be pretty low on the todo list, but I'd like to see get it 
>> on the list!
>>
>>
>>     
>
> I think it's up to the software developer to store the last used frequency,
> mode etc. on each band so that you can restore them. The command set
> provides everything you need to do that. The K3's habit of restoring
> frequency and mode is more of a hindrance than a help for logging programs,
> which often end up fighting it.
>
> I considered this when I was writing KComm but I decided it was not worth
> the trouble. Half the time going to the frequency you last used on a band is
> not what you want. If there is a station you are interested in on one band
> and you want to listen on another and then return back to it, the solution
> to that in KComm is to create a "shortcut" for that frequency, which you can
> delete when you have finished with it.
>
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Julian, my objective is to return the K3 to the state is was before my 
app ran...   Therefore, the only way to change bands is to
"Tap" the BAND key and read/save the state for each band.  This is 
complicated by how the user has setup the BAND IN/OUT sequence.  None of 
this a a major problem, but stepping through the bands by tapping BAND 
UP or DOWN is slow.