[Elecraft] [K3] Help! Wierd bandswitching problem.

[drewko]

Try the following. 

Assuming all your ham bands are mapped "IN", except 5.0 MHz:

Starting somewhere on the 40m CW band...
FREQ-ENT   5.990   ENTER
Move VFO to somewhere above 6.000
BAND-UP

You end up on 30m (not in the 40m ham band as you would expect).  

Go to CONFIG BND MAP and use BAND-DOWN to select 7.0: It has been
mapped "OUT". 

Also I now sometimes find that my KAT3 on 40m has been switched from
AUTO to BYP when I have been outside of the ham bands. Not sure how to
replicate that, only that I've had to switch it back to AUTO a couple
of times after leaving the ham bands recently.

No glitchy 3rd party software here. Just using the K3 controls. 

I'm surprised you are happy with the band mapping on the K3 with
general coverage. I think it is pretty annoying, but maybe I am just
using a different method to get around the bands than you are.

73,
Drew
AF2Z




On Sat, 16 May 2009 00:25:20 +0100, DaveL  G3TJP wrote:

>I've rediscovered the pleasures of SWLing again and have spent much time snooping around the bands, particularly the broadcast bands.
>
>There have been no band mapping problems here and no rig control software is in use as I'm into DIY HI!
>
>But seriously, no problems at all encountered on v3.14 at my QTH, but I do so look forward to synchronous AM detection.
>
>73 all.  DaveL  G3TJP