[Elecraft] Diversity mode preamp

[Ian White GM3SEK]

Wayne Burdick wrote:

>>> I use B SET to adjust preamp and other settings when using diversity.

>> And using B SET is about the most cumbersome operation imaginable to 
>>simply  check (or set) subrx preamp.

>Macros?

With great respect, macros are not the answer to every usability 
problem.

Macros are enormously powerful, but they are not a substitute for 
cleaning up the rough edges that still remain in the K3's firmware.

Macros need to be used sparingly because the K3 only has two completely 
uncommitted programmable keys (PF1 and PF2). Any additional macros will 
either block some of the normal functions of the Memory/DVR keys or else 
they must be executed from outside the K3. Each of those workarounds 
will create problems for a segment of users.

And then there's the SPLIT button. The one button that above all others 
*should* be reassignable to a macro, is not!

The K3's SPLIT button simply engages split mode and does nothing more. 
Every other high-end transceiver has the option to protect the user from 
accidentally transmitting on the same frequency as VFOA - and most DXers 
will want to take that option. But in the K3, this 'smart split' option 
requires a macro which must then be assigned to some *other* 
programmable key. The existing SPLIT button then becomes a booby-trap 
for the tired owner; or even worse, it risks a very unpleasant 
introduction to the K3 for someone else.

I'm sorry if this reads like a rant, but someone just said "Macros?" one 
time too many.


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73 from Ian GM3SEK
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek