[Elecraft] K3 Suggestion - Remember Frequency per Band Mode

[Don Wilhelm]

Max,

It is not the same thing, but I have set up the keypad for "Quick 
Memories"  and as a result, I seldom use either the band switch or the 
mode switch.  In each of the quick memories, I store one VFO for the SSB 
area and the other for the CW section -

I change bands by holding the M>V button then tapping the keypad button 
corresponding to the memory location where I have stored the contents.  
If I want CW, and it comes up with the SSB frequency, tapping A/B swaps 
them - these quick memories will remember the last used frequency on a band.

In addition, there are 4 more memories for each band - the M1 thru M4 
buttons.  I load M1 with somewhere in the center of the CW band I use, 
M2 for the SSB portion, and M3 for the DATA mode section of the band - 
hold M>V and tap the one you want.
I leave M4 blank in case I want to quickly store a frequency and mode 
that I would want to go back to quickly.

I think that is *almost* the function you want, but it does take some 
setup time, it is not done automatically (except for the (single) last 
used frequency and mode on a band change,

73,
Don W3FPR

On 8/12/2012 2:46 PM, M. George wrote:
>
> Back to the real reason for this email to the list... There is one thing I
> really miss from the 1000MP (the only thing really).... and it's the auto
> memory of the last frequency you used per mode / band.  I'm sure this
> wouldn't be fore everyone so it should be optional.  I really like how if
> you were operating on 14008.5 CW for example and you pushed the Mode for
> SSB, you will change to SSB (obviously) and the frequency would jump to the
> last frequency you had used SSB on for 20 meters in this case, 14220 for
> example... if you popped back to the CW mode, you would jump right back to
> 14008.5 in this example.  I find it really clunky to change the step or
> manually enter a frequency.  It was so nice to get you into the band area
> for the mode automatically and then just tun around from there.
>
> Have I missed something obvious for the K3?  Is there a way to creatively
> do this now?  With a macro maybe?  I tried to hunt around and see if
> someone had the same question or suggestion, but maybe I'm searching for
> the wrong terms.
>
> de Max NG7M
>