[Elecraft] K3 option request

[Ted Roycraft]

You're making too big a thing about this.  It doesn't have to change the 
way you operate.  It doesn't suddenly make you pounce "up 1" without 
listening.  It just gives you a different perspective of the environment 
around the DX's frequency.  It doesn't have to change the way logging 
programs work either.  I would suggest that the only effect of this 
option would be in displaying the frequency offset on the K3's display 
and not affect frequency queries made by logging programs.  Also, not 
everyone does things the way you do.  I have the SUB rx and I don't 
follow your script for operating.  I also have a panadaptor which 
changes the way I do things.  The point is that everyone has their own 
style and this option would just support that.  All I'm suggesting is 
that this be an option.  No one would force you to use it. It's 
ridiculous to say that this would create QRM.  We definitely want to 
keep those pileups pristine and without QRM and I would never suggest 
anything that would do that!

73, Ted, W2ZK

On 4/11/2010 11:14 AM, lstavenhagen wrote:
>    
>> Some people like to incorporate the split
>>      
> frequency into their log so even though an option would be to show the
> "delta", the output for logging purposes might remain "frequency"<
>
> This would be my other quarrel with this. you'd need to retrofit something
> like this to the option, which is likely already available for free as-is.
>
> Remember: just because the DX says (s)he's listening "up 2", doesn't
> necessarily mean they're actually listening up exactly 2 at the time.
>
> IMO, the K3 is already ideally setup the way you want it for working split
> (as is the K2 even). What I do is:
> - find the DX (i.e. listen for ubiquitous "up lid", "?" etc. if the station
> isn't transmitting at the time)
> - hit A>  B
> - hold Rev and start tuning up the band
> - release/press Rev as needed to catch the actual QSO between the DX and the
> other station.
>
> Presto, you're ready to go. You don't even need to look at the freq on VFO B
> except for spot-checking to see what freq. you're on.
>
> If you really want to make the contact you have to do this anyway. Just
> blindly going up by some offset and firing away is terrible practice to
> begin with that does little but create QRM so I don't see the value of a
> feature that'll only encourage that hi hi.
>
> Just my other .02,
>
> 73,
> LS
> W5QD
>
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