[Elecraft] K3 Split option idea

[Ted Roycraft]

That option to save the split state per band is already there.  Turn  
"SPLT SV" to "YES".

73, Ted, W2ZK

On 4/7/2010 12:01 PM, Richard Zwirko wrote:
> I wonder what other K3 users think about having this SPLIT option available
> on the K3. Like many K3 users,  chase DX stations and DXpeditions. Many of
> them working split, listening on a different frequency. With many radios
> that I have used, when a band switch is made, not only are both the 'A' and
> 'B' VFO FREQUENCIES stored for each band, but they also retain the SPLIT
> /NON-SPLIT conditions for that band. When chasing multiple DX stations,
> often switching between between bands, I have to remember to hold in the
> SPLIT button each time I change between bands. If I forget, I get 'reminded'
> by the KHz Cops. Am I the only one?
>
> Would it be possible to allow K3 users to have the capability of  retaining
> the SPLIT condition on each band, if desired, with a menu option?
>
> If there is concern about accidentally going back to a band and forgetting
> that the radio is still in the split mode, how about having a blinking SPLIT
> icon?  I know that the blinking SPLIT icon is used to warn of the 2 VFOs
> being set to different modes and that the yellow LED is on when there is a
> difference between RX and TX frequencies. How about the idea of the SPLIT
> icon blinking when the K3 is in the SPLIT mode on instead.
>
> Thoughts/Comments?
>
> 73,
> Rich - K1HTV
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