[Elecraft] Split not available

[Amateur Radio Operator N5GE]

All,

It has been pointed out to me that I misread Bob's post.

It turns out that I did indeed read it wrong.

Apologies to all...

73,

Tom Childers
Radio Amateur N5GE
Licensed since 1976
QCWA Life Member 35102
ARRL Life Member
Retired Professional
C# Software developer
http://www.n5ge.net

On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 11:28:50 -0600, Amateur Radio Operator N5GE <n5ge at n5ge.com>
wrote:

>
>Bob,
>
>Why should it do that?
>
>The description of what you want to happen would cause me, who primarily uses
>split to work CW DX, to have to retune my B VFO to the DX listening frequency,
>which is much more trouble than double tapping A>B to put both VFO's on the same
>frequency.  
>
>In addition, from a software developer's point of view your suggestion to change
>the default operation of the HOLD A>B would cause many developers to have to
>modify their software to accommodate your wishes.
>
>Why don't you write a macro that does what you want using the K3 control
>application?  That's why the folks at Elecraft gave us that capability.
>
>
>On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 03:36:58 -0600, "Bob Naumann" <W5OV at W5OV.COM>  wrote:
>
>>Joe,
>>
>>Again, ***if VFOB is not on the same band/mode as VFOA***, and you press and
>>hold SPLIT (which clearly means you want to go SPLIT) this should cause a
>>VFOA-> VFOB and then turn on SPLIT.
>>
>>Please explain how this is a bad idea and under what circumstances this
>>would cause a problem.
>>
>>73,
>>
>>Bob W5OV
>>
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