[Elecraft] K3 Notch

[gary bartlett]

Little guy 100W CW contester's perspective only, Joe.  I REALLY NEED that
notch about once per every 500 Qs.  Once a contest, say.    I'll never train
myself to set the radio up to compensate for an odd and unnecessary K3
attribute on the basis of that frequency of use.  I think my contest
preparation time could be better spent other than remembering untraditional
manual work-arounds which could be easily automated.  Neither do I have the
time nor the presence of mind to figure out how to use the notch feature all
over again in every contest.  Accordingly, the K3 Notch goes too often
unused here.  Pity.  Not a fine point to me, anyway, because my 100W and
wires need all the help they can get, and missing a multiplier for want of a
quickly accessible K3 notch would be a real shame.  

 

As for the compromise frequency argument, that's nice, but it still makes no
sense from a CW guy's point of view.  A notch up in the SSB/audio range
doesn't work well for us. We are still miles and numerous knob twists away
from where we want to be.  

 

As a separate issue, I still see nothing wrong with my argument that if the
K3 is in CW mode, one should be able to go directly into and out of Notch
Manual Adjust by either a TAP or a HOLD.  The middle position of Notch TAP,
which produces a fixed/can't-adjust-it/same-as-last-time notch, is not
necessary. My approach is faster of its own merit, and it also eliminates
the lost time when a guy forgets which is which when he makes that rare
Notch selection.

 

No big deal, anyway.  I just like Lyle's notch, it has occasional genuine
value to a CW op, and I think Elecraft should facilitate its use because
it's a K3 attribute.  And besides, Wayne promised.  I convinced him of the
default frequency change some time ago, he told me it was on the list, and I
believe him. 

 

Someone else started this K3 Notch thing recently and I just took the
opportunity to pile on to elevate the visibility of my own selfish wants
(I've seen it done before).  It's been on the list quite a while, although I
recognize that the needs of this station are likely much different from the
majority.  Perhaps I should now give the channel remote control back to its
original owners, especially since my day-pass from the Institution for
Unstable Contester's has nearly expired.

 

73,

            Gary, VE1RGB

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Subich, W4TV [mailto:lists at subich.com] 
Sent: April 27, 2010 1:35 PM
To: gary bartlett ; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Notch

 

 

 

 

It's set the notch the first time you use it ... what's hard

about that...as it is, the notch defaults to the

middle of its 200 - 3900 Hz range - that's not a bad design.