[Elecraft] K3 Notch

[David Cutter]

I would go for default to the sidetone frequency
David
G3UNA





>
> ...and while they are at it (Wayne told me it was on the list), do 
> something
> to make it easier for us CW contester ops to use Notch.  I wish, when one
> first turned on Notch, that the default frequency turned up anywhere 
> except
> at the very extreme upper end of its range where, unfortunately, it is of 
> no
> value to me.  By the time I dial the notch from 2000HZ to down to where I
> need it, it's too late when things are moving quickly.  I have found that
> there are contesting occasions in which use of the Notch into a wide 
> filter
> is a better solution than very narrowed filters.
>
> When in CW Mode it should default to somewhere closer to where a person
> needs it -- i.e., inside the limits of whatever filter is in play.  Or why
> not default to the rig's selected side-tone pitch?  That way an op would
> know exactly where to go with the Notch control when first turned on. 
> Even
> if the *Notch Go-to-2000HZ* command were turned OFF inside the radio and 
> the
> Notch left where last used would be better.  Anything.
>
> I believe that I can show that the K3 Notch was better when the rig was
> first new, before an early firmware update came along and broke it by 
> moving
> the CW Notch default up to 2Khz.  This is the first radio that I've owned 
> in
> which I have used the Notch and found Lyle's work so satisfying that I've
> worked that control into the way I operate (when I think of it).   I bet
> it's wasted on a lot CW ops because it is slow and awkward to employ.
>
> Here's an ergonomic issue:  I sometimes wonder if the Notch switch could 
> be
> changed such that it goes into the Manual Adjust mode with a PUSH of the
> Notch button, rather than requiring a HOLD because, for whatever reason, 
> my
> first attempt at using the Notch button invariably is usually wrong, and
> besides my way is faster.
>
> Gary, VE1RGB
>
>
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