[Elecraft] I did it again!

[Paul Christensen]

> "And the third (which is what made me a lid last night) is that if I 
> forget I'm in QRQ mode
then SPLIT does not activate."

Don't feel too bad, Vic.  I've done that myself.  The K3's macros make the 
entire split operation so easy that I've become complacent and just assume 
I'm on the right Tx frequency in QRQ mode.  I now make it a point to look at 
the Tx indicator after engaging the macro.  I guess I should set up another 
macro just for QRQ, although I've not yet looked to see if that's a command 
available in a macro.

Paul, W9AC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vic K2VCO" <vic at rakefet.com>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] I did it again!


> It's several things.
>
> One problem is that I watch the P3, so I don't notice the delta TX 
> indicator on the K3.
>
> Another is that I do use the second rx, and my brain seems to think that 
> if I am hearing
> the pileup in my right ear then that's where I'm going to transmit.
>
> And the third (which is what made me a lid last night) is that if I forget 
> I'm in QRQ mode
> then SPLIT does not activate.
>
> I've asked for a vertical line on the P3 that would display the TX 
> frequency. That would
> save me, but wouldn't help those without a P3.
>
> I've also suggested that SPLIT should override QRQ, or that there could be 
> an MN command
> that could be put in a macro to reliably turn off QRQ and allow SPLIT.
>
> On 3/15/2011 1:00 AM, FredJensen wrote:
>> On 3/15/2011 5:47 AM, Vic K2VCO wrote:
>>> Maybe I'm too old to be trusted with a K3 (hey, my wife won't let me 
>>> ride a motorcycle
>>> anymore either).
>>>
>> Andrea won't let me climb my tower either ... like I actually could :-)
>>
>> I must be really missing some "features" in my K3, I'm not having any of
>> these problems with transmitting on one frequency and listening on
>> another.  Other than some AGC settings and TX EQ settings I got from
>> K9YC, I pretty much run it "out of the box."  I haven't been arrested by
>> the DX Cops -- yet -- I seem to be able to work the DX in split mode
>> [occasionally, I call more than I work],  and my KUSB "thingy" works
>> just fine with N1MM, K3 Utility, and K3_EZ.  I'm beginning to wonder if
>> I'm missing something.  Maybe I need the second receiver.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Fred K6DGW
>> Auburn CA
>
>
> -- 
> Vic, K2VCO
> Fresno CA
> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
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