[Elecraft] K3: "Quick Split"

[David Gilbert]

No flame intended, but it certainly doesn't take "several" keystrokes. 

As a test, I set my sub-receiver to 20m SSB and my main receiver to 40m 
CW (I'm beta testing the software for independent receive).  All it took 
was to tap A -> B, hold the SAME BUTTON for split, and spin the VFO B 
knob to be ready to go for a split transmission on 40m CW.  It took less 
than two seconds for everything.  It almost seems like some forethought 
by Elecraft went into the choice of buttons to use ;) 

I bet it would take at least two seconds to cycle through a few stacked 
fixed offsets (say 1/2/5 KHz) by holding the split button multiple times.

For myself, I simply don't consider it an enhancement to clutter up the 
menus with capabilities that have already been addressed, but maybe I'm 
just more of a knob twirler and less of a button pusher.  To each his 
own ...

73,
Dave   AB7E



Dave - N1LQ wrote:
>> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 1:28 PM
>> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [Elecraft] K3: "Qiuck Split"
>>
>> It's an excellent feature that automates several keystrokes and gets you
>> there or 'near there' in a real hurry.
>>
>> If you chase DX seriously have had it  before you will want it again. If
>> ICOM has done it for about 20 years why can't the K3?
>>
>> For the life of me I cannot fathom how some of you guys obsess endlessly
>> about enhancements for obscure operating modes but get so defensive over one
>> that is lacking and really needed for serious SSB or CW DX work.
>>
>> Flame on at my expense.
>>
>> 73 de N1LQ-Dave
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