[Elecraft] K3-Tuning rate

[Gary Gregory]

Rich,

I have the opposite setup here.

The RIT knob is my "checking the band" tuning knob at 1Khz and the VFO is
set at 100Hz. Not everyone's idea of course but old habits die hard.

73

On 23 April 2013 01:14, Richard Fjeld <rpfjeld at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> Fred,
>
> You may like to do this;  the Rit/Xit knob can be programmed so that when
> neither Rit/Xit is being used, the knob can be used for tuning.  I think
> this is mentioned in the manual.  (Not to mention the P3 cursor)
>
> I have mine so that it tunes at 100 Hz rate, and my VFO is at 1 Hz which
> is quickly changeable if needed.  In digital modes, I use the 'spot' button
> for speed.
>
> Tuning versatility is one of the great features of the K3 and well planned.
>
> Rich, n0ce
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Fred Jensen
>   To: Elecraft Reflector
>   Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2013 2:42 PM
>   Subject: [Elecraft] K3-Tuning rate
>
>
>   I could use a suggestion or two on setting the VFO tuning rate.  I
>   generally like 1Hz resolution for CW/RTTY and 10Hz for SSB.  My current
>   settings are:
>
>   VFO CRS: 1.0
>   VFO CTS: 400
>   VFO FST: 50
>   VFO IND: no
>   VFO OFS: OFF
>
>   10Hz rate is fine.  At 1Hz, the VFO knob is too "sensitive" [too many Hz
>   for very little movement of the knob].  In fact, all I have to do is
>   touch the knob to move it enough Hz to fall out of the APF bandwidth on
>   CW and screw up decoding on RTTY [AFSK].  I have the knob fairly loose
>   so I can spin it quickly. Holding "FINE" gives me 100Hz resolution which
>   is fine.
>
>   I've played around with the various settings, but can't seem to find
>   what I want, so I thought I'd look for others' ideas and settings.
>
>   73,
>
>   Fred K6DGW
>   - Northern California Contest Club
>   - CU in the 2013 Cal QSO Party 5-6 Oct 2013
>   - www.cqp.org
>
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