[Elecraft] P3 Ubdate

[Wes (N7WS)]

I'm not sure that my gripe is "on the list", although I've mentioned it several 
times in other postings.

So maybe Elecraft can take this as a PIP (Performance Improvement Proposal/Program).

The memory management in the K3 is, to be kind, awful.

Things one believes are written to memory aren't. A really pet peeve is using 
the M1-M4 to save per-mode settings on each band. For example CW, SSB, AFSK A 
and DATA A.  If I set preferred BW for AFSK A of 400 HZ and store it in M4 and 
set 2 KHz for DATA A and store it in M3, then immediately recall M4, the BW will 
be what I just saved in M3. In other words, the BW isn't really saved despite 
the manual saying, "The K3 has 100 general-purpose memories (00-99), plus 
per-band memories (M1-M4 on each band). Each memory holds VFO A and B 
frequencies, modes, filter presets, antenna selection, and other settings...."

The manual goes on to say, "Memories 00-09 are quick memories, accessible with 
just two switch taps. These could be used to get to a starting point in each of 
10 ham bands."  Not even close.  If I use the Memory Editor software to set 
frequencies and modes in the memories, the best that can be said is that you 
will get the band changed.  The frequencies will be whatever they were the last 
time you were on that band.

So could we please have a firmware change that makes memories actually 
remember---and recall---what was stored in them?  My 13 year, at the time I 
acquired the K3, Kenwood TS-870 did this flawlessly.

Wes  N7WS

On 12/6/2014 4:33 PM, Ian White wrote:
>>
>> Sorry, but I am no longer feeling so generous about and further delays
>> to features that have been waiting "on the list" for 7 years now.