[Elecraft] I did it again!

[gary bartlett]

I would be quick to admit to a recent couple of most embarrassing UP UP
situations, one of which involved my callsign.    I tried to discover why I
am suddenly doing this when, as someone who takes pride in his operating
skills, I tend to be careful.

Two things became evident very quickly: 

(1)  In a pile-up, my focus was on the P3 display as I scooted around
looking for holes in which to place my signal.  My focus was off the K3 and
any displayed cues that might have kept me from transmitting somewhere other
than where I had intended as the result of incorrect set-up of the radio.
That situation is not going to go away here.  In my station, the P3 is the
equivalent to texting while driving.

(2) My right hand stayed on the paddles.  My left hand adjusted the VFO B
knob on the K3.  By so doing, I obscured all of the important information
available to me on the K3 display and it wouldn't have been visible even if
I had looked.  I can do something about that.

I think we need some sort of K3 TX status indicator on the P3 display to
accommodate the distraction caused by adding the P3 to our stations.   

I would propose some sort of indication driven off the Delta(f) light under
the K3 Power switch and intended to be consistent with the use of the same
feature on the K3 which, to me at least,  periodically reminds me that the
SPLIT configuration is being used here in the station today (this is not a
contest) and I should be more careful when keying up since I am no longer
simplex.

73,
Gary, VE1RGB

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Shel Radin KF0UR
Sent: March 17, 2011 2:17 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] I did it again!

I, too, have run into this.  After getting a DX QSO running Split, I
sometimes leave the radio, jump for joy, come back later or the next day,
and forget I'm in Split.

I have also done the opposite, where I hit something and get out of Split
and not realize it.   I'm embarrassed when the the Up Up Up folks let me
know.   I know I can/should just look at the K3 and the SPLT indicator, but
I'm often focused on other things.   Besides, I don't think about looking at
it cause I  ** know**  I'm in the right mode!  :-)

I'm a visual guy.  What I thought would be a good solution for me would be a
SPLIT indicator on the P3 (configureable on/off, of course).   Something
big, red, and bold.   Something that will catch your eye and you're not
likely to miss.   Like the word SPLIT or Non-SPLIT, or something along those
lines.

Meanwhile, apologies to the Up Up Up folks.

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