[Elecraft] P3 & marker B transmit freq.

[Mike K2MK]

Hi Gary,

I understand your need and as others have indicated it's not really how most
folks use markers. My findings have been that the markers are not optimum
for split DX chasing. 

When DX is operating split I immediately hold the SPLIT button and turn on
the SUB RX and then spin the VFO B knob on the K3 while observing the
magenta and red (split) cursors on the P3. With the SUB RX turned on I can
hear all of the callers as I'm turning the VFO B dial and I am able to more
finely drop my signal in then by just visualizing its placement with the P3
alone. This also does away with the necessity of pushing the P3 knob. I have
found this to be quicker, more accurate, and more intuitive then using
markers.

73,
Mike K2MK


Gary Smith-2 wrote
> Reading the P3 screen I see a station transmitting. I use Marker A 
> (Green) to pin me on that desired station as soon as I tap the knob 
> to QSY me to a desired signal.
> 
> I listen to the station and they say UP so I know to hold in the MKR 
> button to activate B ((Magenta) I see where the last transmission is 
> and I place the Magenta marker at that location and tap: The Sub Rx 
> goes to that frequency where the DX was last listening but sub is not 
> engaged, it just sits on that frequency and does nothing with it.
> 
> Problem is that if I don't then reach over and manually hold the 
> split button on the K3 itself to have the K3 transmit on the DX 
> listening frequency, I'll still keep transmitting on the DX transmit 
> frequency because the K3 will not have gone split; its as if the 
> procedure is halted half way and it shouldn't function this way, its 
> not intuitive.
> 
> If I'm going to the effort to engage Marker B to QSY its because I 
> want to transmit on the Marker B frequency. What do I have to the do 
> differently to force the K3 go split to transmit on the B freq when I 
> tap on MKR B? 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Gary
> KA1J





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