[Elecraft] K3 Band Edge Marker Option (was Out of Band Xmit)

[Matt VK2RQ]

How about sticking one of these up on your wall:
http://www.arrl.org/graphical-frequency-allocations

It will help you get familiar with where the band edges are, and before you know it, knowing when you are in-band will become second nature.

73,
Matt VK2RQ

On 21/08/2013, at 4:30 AM, "Terry Schieler" <w0fm at swbell.net> wrote:

> My needs are much simpler than those involving international frequency tables, license classes, memory locations, etc.  I haven't thought this through thoroughly so I don't know all the ramifications.  I'll leave that all to someone smarter than me.
> 
> I know that I am quite embarrassed to be told that I have just transmitted outside the legal US band (usually involves DX pounces) and would like to be reminded if my inattention causes me to do that.  I see *self enforcement* here.
> 
> I could envision a "Band Marker" that could be set by the K3 user personally.  Tune the VFO to the band (or sub band) edge you'd like to be notified of.  Say 14.000.  In the menu you find "Band Marker".  Select that option and the software creates a tone (beep if you will) on 14.000.  If you wanted to be alerted that you are passing the high end of the 20M band, simply set your VFO to 14.350, and, in the menu, select "Band Marker".  BEEP created.  Same process to mark the CW, RTTY, etc sub-band if that's your desire.  
> 
> The K3 owner could be free to opt for doing this or not, as well as for which bands, license privileges or mode sub-bands he wished.  Nothing forced.  All on the operator (and sw guys like Lyle, of course).  No software tables, band lists per country or license classes involved. Nothing to force a transmitter shut down.  It would simply be an *operator assigned* aid for the *convenience* of the individual operator.
> 
> Of course, this would not help direct frequency entry band errors, instant spots, etc.  Just thinking through my keyboard.  ;o)
> 
> Thoughts?  Someone will probably tell me that this already exists in the K3.  ;o)
> 
> Terry, W0FM
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Art Bross [mailto:acbross at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 10:58 AM
> To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Out of band xmit
> 
> Good idea Buddy.  I originally put band edges for each band into the first 10 memory channels, VFO a for lower edge and VFO b for upper edge. But this does take up multiple memories. I'm going to switch those to the 4 Quick Memories per band section to save space. (had to find them first in the memory editor - change view.)  Thanks for making it a learning day.
> 
> Art
> 
> KC7GF
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