[Elecraft] [P3] Left Edge Function?

[Stephen Prior]

That's definitely a 'me too'.  I find myself doing that all of the time.

73 Stephen G4SJP


On 11 November 2012 15:59, Rick Prather <k6limaecho at gmail.com> wrote:

> I often wish for the same function.
>
> Would save some time when chasing the typical DX pileup.
>
>
> Rick
> K6LE
>
> On 11/11/2012, at 7:34 , Jim Miller <jim at jtmiller.com> wrote:
>
> > I'd like have function key that does what I find myself doing all the
> time.
> > Today's PT0S pileup is an example. It's a monster that extends 10-15Khz
> >
> > After tuning in the DX I often find a huge pileup that I'd like to see
> some
> > detail on. To make that easier I move the DX to the left-most edge of the
> > P3 display using the Center function then look to see if the pileup is
> > overlapping the right edge. If needed I adjust the Span to see more of
> the
> > band and capture all the pileup on the display then since Span affects
> the
> > location of the DX I move the DX back to the left edge using Center
> again.
> >
> > It would be very helpful if there was a "Left Edge" function which would
> > maintain the current frequency at that point and Span would work from
> that
> > location. Obviously this is a byproduct of the fact that most DX works
> "up"
> > rather than "down".
> >
> > I find the use of markers on an expanded display like this very helpful
> to
> > discern the working pattern of the DX and let's me quite often "aim ahead
> > of the duck" when placing my call.
> >
> > Any possibility for this? I've checked the owner's manual and the
> > programmer's manual and didn't see anyway to do this with currently
> > documented features.
> >
> > Thanks and 73
> >
> > jim ab3cv
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