[Elecraft] I DID IT AGAIN!

[eric manning]

Me too!

I monitor the DX with the MAIN Rcvr, the pileup with the SUB Rcvr, find 
the right spot to call, very slick, and forget to push the SPLIT button.

I get chastised by the DX Fuzz, and THEN I push the SPLIT button. Never 
fails!

Eric
VA7DZ

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> Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:19:55 -0000
> From: "Doug Turnbull"<turnbull at net1.ie>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] I did it again!
> To: "'FredJensen'"<k6dgw at foothill.net>,	<elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
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> Fred,
>     You are just a good operator but I sometimes do forget that I have not
> changed my TX over to VFO B even though VFO B has been set up 5 kHz.   This
> is why I need the P3 to place a stick of dynamite in a private place and
> light it when I attempt to transmit on a DX station.   Maybe a flashing or
> more distinct VFO B cursor indication for when it is chosen for TX would
> help.   Flashing beats red for me as I am partially colour blind.   This is
> not a P3 fault but an operator fault and an old man looking for extra help.
> God, I hate making this mistake.   The radio is not at fault the operator
> is, mea maxima culpa.
>
>                             73 Doug EI2CN
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of FredJensen
> Sent: 15 March 2011 08:01
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] I did it again!
>
> 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
>
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> Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:44:32 +1000
> From: Gary Gregory<garyvk4fd at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] I did it again!
> To: Doug Turnbull<turnbull at net1.ie>
> Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
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> *Hey Guys'
>
> My wife just confirmed to me...'You are not allowed to walk and chew gum at
> the same time'
>
> Personally, I think it's a plot..she has a call too :-(
>
> And you think you have issues?
>
> :-)
>
> 73's
>
> Gary
> *
> On 15 March 2011 19:19, Doug Turnbull<turnbull at net1.ie>  wrote:
>
>> Fred,
>>    You are just a good operator but I sometimes do forget that I have not
>> changed my TX over to VFO B even though VFO B has been set up 5 kHz.   This
>> is why I need the P3 to place a stick of dynamite in a private place and
>> light it when I attempt to transmit on a DX station.   Maybe a flashing or
>> more distinct VFO B cursor indication for when it is chosen for TX would
>> help.   Flashing beats red for me as I am partially colour blind.   This is
>> not a P3 fault but an operator fault and an old man looking for extra help.
>> God, I hate making this mistake.   The radio is not at fault the operator
>> is, mea maxima culpa.
>>
>>                            73 Doug EI2CN
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of FredJensen
>> Sent: 15 March 2011 08:01
>> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] I did it again!
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
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