[Elecraft] [K3] General coverage hijacks ham band

[Matt Zilmer]

Hi Dale,

When you're tuning around outside the hand bands, your last "dwell"
frequency will be set in the appropriate ham band  For example,
listening to WWV on 15 MHz, 15.000 will become your VFO A's 20m
frequency.  That VFO A frequency will persist across a power off / on
cycle.  This behavior is consistent whether or not your K3 was last
left in the ham bands.

I don't know all the frequency limits for which non-ham frequency
ranges are assigned to which ham bands, but in terms of being
reasonable they make sense (imho).

If you combine SWL / general purpose and ham use, I'd suggest using
memories to keep your common-use frequencies in.  That way, when you
tap the M>V button and dial the memory in, you always get a known
frequency (either inside or out of the ham bands).  I use this method
for ham, SWL, and MARS operation and it does seem to work well.

73,
matt
W6NIA

On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 22:01:11 -0500 (EST), you wrote:

>I am probably doing something wrong, but I cannot find any reference to
>the following issue in the K3 manual.
>
>It seems that if one tunes to a non-ham band (general coverage) frequency
>(I used numerical direct frequency entry), the ham band closest to the
>target frequency now assumes the targeted general coverage frequency.
>
>For example, I was on 40m and wanted to check a local broadcast AM station
>at 1100 KHz. I entered "1.100" via the "FREQ ENT" button, and the radio
>tuned to 1100 KHz as expected. However, now when I cycle through the ham
>bands, the 160 meter slot is set to 1.100 Mhz instead of 1.8XX MHz.
>
>Is this the way it is supposed to work? It's a bit of a deterrent to use
>the KBPF3 to explore general coverage frequencies if a ham band gets
>hijacked as a result.
>
>73, Dale
>WA8SRA
>
>
>
>
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