[Elecraft] Split operation

[van fair]

MY suggestion  which is supported by many more than oppose it, still allows 
you to do nothing, leave the menu selection in default and you end up with 
exactly what you have now.  I have been a dxer and a ham for 57 years  and 
have earned the right to make my suggestions especially when they dont 
affect your having like it is now. 73 Van

-- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Muns" <w0yk at msn.com>
To: "'van fair'" <giw at bellsouth.net>
Cc: <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 2:47 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Split operation


>> I believe that 98% of all of us use split to work DX and this
>> always occurs in the same mode. It seems to me that having a
>> menu item that would allow us to choose  to have VFO B always
>> be in the same mode as VFO  A would be a helpful thing. It
>> would eliminate the step of always having to make B equal A
>> with a double tap. The Other choice for the menu selection
>> would be to have it exactly as it is now. I dont see any
>> downside to this solution.  If you agree please let Wayne and
>> company know. The way it is now makes it more trouble to go
>> split than with any other transceiver.  Van W4GIW
>
> I don't agree.  Only making the mode the same between the VFOs is a poor 
> UI.
> What about the frequency?  What if VFO-B is up in the SSB sub-band when 
> you
> have VFO-A in the CW sub-band?  Now, you have another K3 operation to get 
> it
> where you want it.  A>B is the perfect feature in this application.  If 
> the
> menu option made the VFOs equivalent in all VFO parameters (A>B) when it
> invoked SPLIT, that might make sense.  In the vast majority of times I go
> into SPLIT, I want to tap A>B first to be sure the VFOs are totally equal
> before tuning VFO-B up into the pile-up.  I find it helpful for the VFO-B
> frequency to start from a known point, i.e., the DX TX frequency, before I
> start tuning the pileup.
>
> Ed - W0YK
>


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