[Elecraft] APF Ergonomics

[Stewart]

On Mon, 6 Dec 2010 13:58:12 +0000, Ian White GM3SEK wrote:
> Don Wilhelm wrote:
>
>>On 12/6/2010 7:04 AM, Tom Williams wrote:
>>> Of all the available buttons, I'd still like to know why 
XFIL-DUAL PB
>>>was chosen and not some other that had no secondary function 
that
>>>could be used on CW.
>>
>>Because it is most like Dual PB, and it cannot be used if Dual 
PB is in
>>effect.  The menu permits the choice of either Dual PB or APF 
when in CW
>>mode.  Dual PB still works the same as before for digital modes.
>>
>
> What happened to the suggestion to select APF using the XFIL tap
> function?  I know there wasn't time to implement it in beta 4.22 
but
> would hate to think it has been lost.
>
> The CONFIG options to suit the majority of tastes would then be:
>
> "Classic K3" = XFIL tap, DUAL PB hold
>
> "APF lovers" = APF tap, DUAL PB hold
>
> "Beta 4.22" = XFIL tap, APF hold.
>
> Anyone who has tried to select APF in a hurry and suddenly found
> themselves listening in 2.7kHz will know which one they prefer!
>
> (Please note: this discussion does not apply to anyone who is 
never in a
> hurry and has never made a mistake :-)

I thought that I had found a new way of listening to CW when 
2.7kHz bandwidth appeared (many times) during the contest :-)

73
Stewart G3RXQ