[Elecraft] P3 (fine tune mode)

[Rick Tavan]

Yeah, they listen instead of sleeping...

On Jun 20, 2011, at 10:09 PM, Matt Zilmer <mzilmer at verizon.net> wrote:

> 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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