[Elecraft] Feature request

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Turn sub rcv on for those that have it.   


"A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may
never get over." Ben Franklin
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From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ian White GM3SEK
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 1:28 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Feature request

W0FK wrote:
>
>Having a "quick split" feature would be great! My IC-7800 has that, and 
>I miss it on the K3. Hold split, enter the "up" split frequency (up 1, 
>up 5, etc.) and the seconnd VFO is there. No counting or adding.
>

"Quick split" - otherwise known as "auto split" or "pileup split" - is an
option that has been available in serious transceivers for almost twenty
years.

If this option was available and selected, then holding SPLIT would automate
the following sequence which presently has to be done manually:

1. Double-tap A>B (reset VFO B, and sub-rx if present, to a known state)

2. Hold SPLIT.

3. Tune VFO B away from VFO A by a selected amount (+/- in 1kHz steps,
either by pre-selection or 'on the fly' - but the latter would require
extensive error trapping).

4. Turn sub-rx on (if it wasn't already on).

5. Disable TX on VFO A frequency until SPLIT is canceled (error trapping for
the A/B, REV and A>B buttons).

At present this whole sequence relies on the operator doing all the right
things, and then continuing not to do any wrong things.  Errors are punished
by major embarrassment (literally, world-class).

Nevertheless, this function should only be an OPTION. It will not be needed
by anyone who never works a pileup, is never in a hurry and/or never makes a
mistake.



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73 from Ian GM3SEK
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