[Elecraft] K3 - Ergonomics

[Walter Underwood]

You could extend an existing button function. Perhaps add the 60m band to the band up/down buttons. Or add a mode to the mode buttons. That would be one way to include ESSB or Synchronous AM detection. The mode rotation on my Lowe HF-150 includes several flavors of AM.

I doubt it will happen, but I'd sure like a GEN (general coverage) band on the rotation. It is weird for frequencies outside the ham bands to end up glommed onto the nearest band. Yes, I know this gets into which bands are available in which country, but it is a common feature in other radios.

wunder
K6WRU

On Apr 3, 2014, at 10:37 PM, "Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT" <KX3 at ColdRocksHotBrooms.com> wrote:

> I do have one rhetorical question for the group on this topic, and it applies to my KX3 as well.
> 
> Unlike brand Y, or brand K, or brand I, these radios are largely software defined, and features can be added that weren't part of the original design.
> 
> While I don't have a list handy, I'm sure that's happened to the K3.
> 
> How do you put buttons on the front panel of a radio for features that aren't even part of the original design?
> 
> I'm sure that's one of the reasons for the macro buttons, but the ultimate answer is probably 100% touch screen.
> 
> 73 -- Lynn
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