[Elecraft] Pileups and the KPA500

[N3XX]

Not a problem at all.  Just a setting.  Change made, and now when I make a 
quick check of another band, then come back to the original band, I am still 
split on the original band.

73,
Tim - N3XX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Wilhelm" <w3fpr at embarqmail.com>
To: "N3XX" <n3xx at charter.net>
Cc: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Pileups and the KPA500


>I don't see the problem, there is a large boxed indicator on the display 
>telling you the K3 is in SPLIT.  Just take a quick look at the display when 
>changing bands.
>
> Of course, I know there are some who would like an automated hand to slap 
> us on the forehead and say in a loud voice "Dummy, you are in split".  The 
> implementation of that device is left to the user.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 7/31/2011 7:43 AM, N3XX wrote:
>> Calling on ST0R's freq happened to me a few times.  Every time I would go
>> and check another band, then come back to the original band where I had 
>> been
>> calling, my split would be gone.  I forgot to reset to split, and then 
>> would
>> be calling on the wrong freq.  Found that I had to go into the CONFIG / 
>> SPLT
>> SV menu and set it to YES, then split would be saved.
>> Of course now that I have it set this way, I will have to be careful when 
>> I
>> qsy to a new band that split is not set when I don't want to be operating
>> split.
>>
>> 73,
>> Tim - N3XX
>>