[Elecraft] K3 + P3

[John Lyon]

  Hi all,

Can someone please enlighten me about how MKR A 
and MKR B work in the P3? My software in both 
units is current.

I've just turned on the K3 and P3. VFO A is on 
20m, and VFO B is on 40m. On page 6 of the manual, 
it says that MKR A controls VFO A, and MKR B 
controls VFO B. But I haven't turned MKR A on yet, 
so the display shows the center freq display for 
20m without a marker.

Now I tap the MKR A button, and the cyan marker 
comes on. Fine so far, and MKR A allows me to QSY 
by tuning and tapping the rotary knob.

Then I tap the A/B button on the K3. The rig 
shifts to 40m display, and the marker remains 
cyan. What I expected was, since MKR B controls 
VFO B, there would be no marker because I haven't 
activated MKR B. And I didn't expect to see MKR A 
at all because this is VFO B.

Sometimes when I have changed bands, and moved the 
marker to QSY, it takes two taps of the rotary 
knob before the frequency is changed, other times 
only once. And sometimes the marker frequency 
changes to the new band freq and sometimes not.

What I'm saying is I am continually surprised at 
how the markers work, but I can't figure out the 
pattern. To me, any function should be consistent 
and repeatable, so I'm missing something very 
basic. When I asked support how the markers are 
supposed to work, all they said was read the 
manual. That's what got me in trouble in the first 
place.

So enlighten me, ye Marker Gods who have figured 
this out. I can't figger the logic.

73,

John W9LHG