[Elecraft] K3 band stacking suggestion

[drewko]

If there were some memory manipulation commands in the K3 macro set a
lot of stuff could be done... Like shifting banks of freqs into the
0-9 quick memory space. You could have a a bank of CW, another of SSB,
another of RTTY, SWL, AM Bcst, etc. You could have ten  band stacking
memory pairs in 0-9...

If we had just two macro commands: one to copy the 0-9 quick memories
to another portion of frequency memory (say 90-99); and another to
restore 90-99 back to quick memory, then you could use the 0-9 keys
for temporary band stacking operations knowing you'd always be able to
restore your saved M>V band switching with a push of a button. While
you were using 0-9 memories for band stacking you'd still be able to
change bands with the BAND switch.


73,
Drew
AF2Z



On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 10:53:05 -0500, Dave, N4QS wrote:

>Yes, I greatly miss the band stacking registers in my old TS850S.  As I 
>recall, the feature was actually called Quick Memories.  You could hit one 
>button and it would store up to 5 quick memories.  You then could hit Memory 
>Recall and you could use one of the rotary knobs to cycle back and forth 
>between the five memories.  I used this feature a lot in contests and just 
>in general DXing in that it enabled me to easily cycle back and forth 
>between various pileups or spots.  The 5 quick memories were not limited to 
>the same bands or modes.
>
>All of the M1 to M4 memories in my K3 are used up on each band to enable me 
>to cycle through the CW, RTTY and SSB portions of the bands.  So I can't use 
>those.  The first 10 numbered memories are used to change bands (e.g. I use 
>01 to QSY to 160M, 02 to 80M, etc.).
>
>So I would like to make an official request for a new band stacking or quick 
>memory feature in the K3.  There should be a way to store up to 5 quick 
>memories across the same or multiple bands and modes (including splits). 
>Then with the touch of a Memory Recall button, you should have the ability 
>to cycle back and forth between the four or five stored memories using 
>either the M1 to M4 keys or VFO B knob or some other simple series of 
>buttons.  When you have five memories stored, and add a 6th memory by 
>hitting the store memory button again, the newest memory goes into the quick 
>memory 1 slot and all of the previous memories move up one slot -- with the 
>previous 5th memory being deleted or cycled out of the band stack.  What 
>made the feature so useful was that it took one button click to store a 
>memory and it took button click to go into Quick Memory Recall mode so that 
>you could easily cycle back and forth between the five stored memories using 
>one rotary knob.
>
>I love my K3 and the only feature that I think it lacks is this sort of a 
>band stacking or quick memory recall function.  I am working some casual DX 
>in the CQ WW SSB test this morning, and I have no way to store memories in 
>the K3 so that I can cycle back and forth between pileups.  If there is a 
>way to do it, please let me know.
>
>Dave, N4QS
>