[Elecraft] (K3) Mode change with band unpredictible

[Terry Schieler]

My K3 (#474) seems to be all over the board when it comes to changing bands
and ending up with the expected or desired mode for that frequency.  I can
be on 14.030 CW, go to 10 meters SSB and then back to 14.030 and the mode
will be USB or LSB there.  There seems to be no rhyme nor reason to the mode
it ends up on.  My old FT-1000MP always went back to the last mode used in
the sub-band.  It would always go to the right band, freq and mode when I'd
click spots on my loggers spotting list.  I've shut off mode control on my
logging program (N3FJP ACLog) as I thought it may be sending conflicting
Mode commands to the rig.  No fix.  

 

I can't seem find a solution in my manual (v. D-2) but seem to remember
reading here that a solid fix for "mode by frequency" or "mode by last used
on a band" had been implemented.  If so, I obviously missed it.  Is this
related to the missing "band stack" in the K3?  

 

Running 3.79 .  Can anyone help me get this set up properly once and for
all?  Thanks.

 

73, Terry, W0FM