[Elecraft] K3 Feature Idea

[Wayne Burdick]

Sorry -- geekSpeak  :)

Suppose the VFO were tuned to, say, 7040.23, in CW mode. Further  
assume your CONFIG:VFO CRS menu parameter is set to 1.0 kHz (i.e.,  
your COARSE tuning step is set to 1.0 kHz in CW mode). If you then go  
into COARSE mode and move the VFO up one tic, you'll get 7041.23 with  
present firmware. In the future you'll get 7042.00: "quantized" to the  
nearest "quantum" which in this case is the next even multiple of 1.0  
kHz.

The same will apply if you have the RIT/XIT offset control enabled for  
use as VFO coarse tuning when it's not being used for RIT/XIT (see  
CONFIG:VFO OFS). The control will be quantized just like the VFO when  
it is in COARSE mode.

The VFO already quantizes with smaller tuning increments selected  
(e.g. 50 Hz). So quantizing COARSE increments would be more consistent  
with present behavior.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


On Sep 21, 2009, at 1:18 PM, Mike wrote:

> Quantizes? What's that mean?  ;-o
>
> Mike NF4L
>
> Wayne Burdick wrote:
>> I plan to change VFO coarse tuning in general so that it quantizes.