[Elecraft] K3 Beta 5r10 and LINK

[Don Wilhelm]

Diversity mode is *not* going away.
It is the VFO LINK that is not going to be available at the hold of a 
button.  There are other means to link the VFOs is someone want to do 
that.  Macros can be created to do many things not easily available from 
the K3 buttons.  And then there are loggers that can issue macros, and 
most everyone runs with a logger although there are a some holdouts with 
a paper log.

How many times have we heard on this reflector about a "problem" because 
VFO B is following VFO A.  I imagine it results in many unnecessary 
customer support calls and emails as well.

IMHO, this thread has become a bit distorted as the result of varied 
opinions.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 2/15/2015 12:01 PM, Kevin Stover wrote:
> Well...if you don't want it...DON'T BUY IT.
> Apparently the K3 has reached the point that the firmware feature set 
> has out paced the physical UI.
> There aren't enough buttons left to keep all of the current features?
>
> There is a port on the bottom of every K3 that doesn't get used once 
> it leaves the factory.
> Use that port for an external appliance to add more programmable 
> buttons rather than dumping features from the firmware because some 
> overly loud minority doesn't use the feature.
>
> If diversity mode is going away why would anybody NEED to buy the 
> second RX and filters other than to make running split easier?
>
> The feature set in the K3
>
> On 2/15/2015 10:37 AM, Ken G Kopp wrote:
>> PLEASE .... no "pig knob" type of device!
>>
>> It's obvious that the user's desires can't all be met.  The challenge
>> becomes a case of who gets Wayne's attention.
>>
>> And I have -no- interest in a bigger radio just to accommodate more 
>> knobs.
>> YAECOMWOOD already has that covered.  (;-)
>>
>> 73
>>
>> K0PP
>> On Feb 15, 2015 9:23 AM, "Kevin Stover" <kevin.stover at mediacombb.net> 
>> wrote:
>>
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