[Elecraft] K3 Configuration Question

[Don Wilhelm]

  Larry,

As far as I know there is no way to do it the way you asked, but there 
IS another way - by using the memories.

If you use the "Quick Memories", you can go to the last used frequency 
on any band - I set up my button 1 for 160 meters, 2 for 80, 3 for 40m, 
4 for 20 m, 5 for 15 m, 6 for 10 m - then 7 thru 9 cover the WARC bands 
30. 17, and 12 meters - lastly the 0 button covers 6 meters.  You can 
define any button to any band, there is no reason to use the same 
selections that I have.

Now the point is that once defined each button (press M>V than the 
number button) can take you to any band - and it will remember the last 
used frequency (and mode) for both VFO A and VFO B.

Now let's go one step further and also use the M1 through M4 buttons - I 
have M1 set for a frequency in the CW section of the band, M2 for the 
common DATA mode frequency, M3 for SSB, and M4 can be yet another 
frequency of your choosing.
Once you are on any one band, these memory buttons can be used to skip 
from one place and mode quickly to another.

Yes, there are also 90 more memories that can be used as well.  And you 
can use macros to recall the memories if you want to get more exotic 
than just the normal K3 buttons - in fact you can also do the frequency, 
mode, (and most any other changes) through the use of macros - see the 
K3 Utility help file for examples.

There are many ways to accomplish your end goal, just pick the one(s) 
that appeal to you the most and use them  - even though it may not "work 
like my last radio", the K3 provides the capability, it is just a matter 
of getting used to doing it the way the K3 accomplishes that goal.

The K3 user interface has been "scrubbed" first by a focus group mainly 
of contesters and DXers, and has been further changed by the votes of 
the Firmware Field Test group, and even further refined by comments of 
other users offered on the reflector.  So the capability is in the K3, 
and if you want to lobby (pleasantly) for your particular thought on 
"how it should work", you are certainly invited to post to the reflector 
and see if you can find support for your idea - if there is enough, 
Wayne, Lyle and Eric are likely to make some changes if that is possible.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 11/26/2010 12:16 PM, Larry Boekeloo wrote:
> I have K3 #2808 that I purchased used about 6 months ago.  This week, I
> added the KAT3 antenna tuner and the 400 and 250 Hz 8-pole filters.  All
>   I can say is WOW!!!
>
> Now for my question....Is there a way to
> make the frequency follow the mode per band (or has this been discussed
> already and I missed it)?  For instance, if I was on 14.228 on USB and
> changed to CW where I was last at 14.005, is there a way to make it
> follow the mode for that band?  Then if I went to data where I was at
> 14.080, can it go to that point?
>
> Just curious if I missed something in the manual.
>