[Elecraft] P3 (fine tune mode)

[Gary Gregory]

I think this would be a very good feature to have. I do not like the way the
QSY Tap is used also. I can never end up where I need to be without going to
the main VFO etc.....

Hopefully the powers that be are listening....:-)

Gary

On 21 June 2011 13:11, Bob Cunnings <bob.cunnings at gmail.com> wrote:

> I suggested the same thing a while back...
>
> http://www.mail-archive.com/elecraft@mailman.qth.net/msg100958.html
>
> so it's nice to know I'm not alone!
>
> Bob NW8L
>
>
> >I’m new on the reflector as of today.  I searched for this and didn’t see
> >anything that addresses my thought and I hope I’m not repeating something
> that
> >has already been covered somewhere.  If so, please let me know.
>
> >To me it would be useful if the following capability were available to me:
>
> >When I move a marker with the P3 knob and then tap it to tune the K3
> frequency
> >to my selection, I almost never hit  the exact carrier frequency in SSB.
>  I
> >then have to move my hand over to the K3 VFO for fine tuning.  It’s not a
> big
> >deal but over and over in a contest this might become time consuming.
>
> >If, after tapping the select knob on the P3 it would be useful to me if,
> for a
> >few seconds, the knob were to become a direct K3 fine frequency tune
> control.
> >I wouldn’t have to switch back and forth between the P3 & K3 all the time.
>  If
> >the knob isn’t turned for a short time, say 5-seconds, it would revert to
> its
> >normal operation of moving the marker only.
>
> >Others’ thoughts on this would be welcome.
>
> >Thanks,
> >Bob, W7KWS
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