[Elecraft] K3 band stacking suggestion

[Rick Prather]

I also had an Omni VII previously and, as I said, I prefer the quick memories on the K3.  

The four separate buttons were nice on the Omni VII but they took you back to the last frequency you were on in that position.  Whereas, the Quick Memories on the K3  ( I have M1 set for CW, M2 SSB, M3 PSK and M4 RTTY ) take me to my favorite spot for that mode.  

As far as the heat sink is concerned Gary, I still used an external fan for RTTY since the heat sink would get plenty hot.  It's much more convenient for me to have the fans on the K3 and not mess with the external.  I guess I could have bought the optional fan for the Omni VII but, of course, I don't need it for the K3.

Rick
K6LE


On 10/29/2011, at 7:10 , Gary, W7TEA wrote:

> I used an Omni VII for several years and while the receiver specs aren't up
> to K3 standards, it had three features that I miss on the K3.
> 
> Band stacking registers-four per band
> Separate volume settings for Spot and Sidetone
> An external heat sink so that fans are not necessary
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> 73,
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> Gary W7TEA  K3 #1001