[Elecraft] [KX3] VFO B Slow Tuning

[Joel Black]

I cannot remember where I read it and I've since deleted the email, but 
someone asked if VFO B on the KX3 could be tuned faster.

First, I have not found a way to tune it faster other than by making 
sure VFO tunes in 10 Hz steps.

Second, using Fred Cady's KX3 book and the K3/KX3 programming guide, I 
was able to program PF1 to "UP 1" in CW and then take the split and sub 
back out by sequencing my macros:

CWSPLT: MD3;SWT25;SWT25;FT1;SB1;UPB4;MN110;SWT27;SWH18;MN255;
UNSPLT: SB0;FR0;MN110;SWT19;SWH18;MN255;

Each press of PF1 loops through the two macros:

CWSPLT - First press puts you in CW mode (MD3); second taps A>B twice 
(SWT25;SWT25) to copy VFO A to VFO B; third changes to VFO B transmit 
(FT1); fourth turns on dual watch (SB1); fifth tells you to go up 1 kHz 
(UPB4). Now comes the sequencing MN110 puts you into MENU mode and 
selects the MACRO x menu; SWT27 tells you to select Macro 2n (UNSPLT) 
and put it in play; SWH18 tells it to program to PF1; and MN255 exits 
MENU mode.

UNSPLT - SB0 changes transmit to VFO A; FR0 cancels split; MN110 enters 
MENU mode; SWT19 taps 1 to select MACRO 1 (CWSPLT); SWH18 programs it to 
PF1; and MN255 exits the MENU.

This could be done to program SSB splits (I guess 3 kHz?) too. Just 
change the MD and UPB appropriately.

Have fun.

73/72,
Joel - W4JBB
Choosing to operate simply with my barefoot KX3 #1479 for September 2014