[Elecraft] K3 option request

[Ted Roycraft]

That might do it Guy.  Let me road test it in a pile up if conditions 
ever improve.

Thanks,
Ted, W2ZK

On 4/11/2010 12:47 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
> Hmm,
>
> Anybody try these things out first?
>
> Double tap  A>B.  Hold<SPLIT>.  Tap XIT.  Current XIT setting
> displays briefly.  Change XIT to split offset desired.  While turning
> R/XIT knob the offset (e.g. +2.00) displays.  When the knob ceases
> turning, the VFO B reverts to the transmitting frequency (RX+offset)
> and VFO A shows the receiving frequency.  If you have the subRX and
> have<SUB>  on you can listen to both RX and TX frequency.
>
> Use that when what you have is the offset from the spot.
>
> If you have the actual frequency specified on the spot, turn off XIT
> and tune VFO B to the specified frequency.
>
> What am I missing?
>
> 73, Guy.
>
> On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Ted Roycraft<w2zk at comcast.net>  wrote:
>    
>> Well LS, if  "the K3 is already setup _ideally_ for working split", as
>> you say, then case closed.  Forget I said anything.
>>
>> By the way, I'm not in a hurry to hit the key.  I can also do arithmetic
>> in my head.  As I said, it gives you a different perspective on the
>> environment around the DX.  If your argument is that this option is
>> useless don't use it but let's listen to user comments.  So far, there
>> have been more positive ones than negative ones and most of the negative
>> ones have been from the same person. Remember, it would be OPTIONAL.  As
>> for Elecraft resources, I would rather hear from the Elecraft people on
>> that rather than from you.  You might be right but only Elecraft can say
>> whether this option would cost more development time and resources than
>> other implemented options of equal or lesser value.
>>
>> I personally don't use VFO B very much except for working split and I
>> would find this option useful - not essential but useful.  I proposed
>> this option to start a discussion.  Please don't shoot it down just
>> because you wouldn't use it.  There have been many many options proposed
>> for the K3 that I wouldn't find useful but others would and I haven't
>> weighed in to try and shoot them down just because I wouldn't use them.
>> We get it - you won't use it.  It's a danger to world peace.  Thanks.
>>
>> 73, Ted, W2ZK
>>
>> On 4/11/2010 12:02 PM, lstavenhagen wrote:
>>      
>>>        
>>>> 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.<
>>>
>>> But there's a cost - additional complexity to the K3 feature set. I submit
>>> that you'd only want to do this if there's a compelling reason to do so.
>>> Simply adding a feature with little or no demonstrable use is not something
>>> I'd personally want to pester elecraft to do.
>>> Again, the K3 is already setup _ideally_ for working split (and I assume
>>> also with the sub RX installed) so I just don't see what value this adds
>>> (relative to the cost).
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>>>> 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!<
>>>
>>> Well lemme put it another way - If you're in that much of a hurry to hit the
>>> key that you're unable or unwilling to do simple math on the buffer
>>> contents, you probably havn't done the necessary footwork of listening to
>>> start with. Instead, you're probably more likely to simply be adding QRM
>>> than you are to actually make the QSO. These folks are easy to pick out in
>>> the pile; they're 20 over 9 at least and endlessly call and call. Note that
>>> the DX takes a while to get back to them if they answer them at all. The
>>> chances are good the DX is using a K3 and, since the KW's are off his RX
>>> freq. he can't hear them anyway hi hi.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> LS
>>> W5QD
>>>
>>>        
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