[Elecraft] P3 (fine tune mode)

[Matt Zilmer]

Eric and Wayne are *always* listening.  It's part of their charm.



73,
matt W6NIA

On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:19:52 +1000, you wrote:

>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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