[Elecraft] Linking VFO s

[Guy Olinger K2AV]

Going back quite a while, a lot of us complained to Elecraft that diversity
RX, which is a top reason for having a second RX at all, was really clunky
as it was originally implemented on the SUB button. That scheme confused
people and got them into K3 states which they didn't understand because
they held the button too long, or not long enough. It was complained about
over and over, enough that Elecraft changed how the SUB button worked for
diversity mode on the K3 and then put the yellow DIV on the front panel
lettering of the K3S, setting that scheme in concrete. So that's not going
to change.

Since the programming language has the LN command to link VFOs, DV for
diversity, and the ability to simulate just about any button press, along
with other commands, it should be possible to create a macro that does
everything, link plus everything else you do using link, a superior single
button press solution to the old scheme. The macro string can contain the
command to set the sub RX to main RX frequency, to get around the sub RX
going to the last frequency used on VFO B.

With the ability to send macro strings from the function keys in N1MM, it
is possible to create function key definitions which do everything from the
logger, by just importing a function key definition.

Myself, I am very happy with the change, as is to this point anyone I know
who uses the two RX in diversity. You might be the first to disagree I've
heard.

73, Guy K2AV


On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 3:45 PM, Igor Sokolov <ua9cdc at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have found this change pretty inconvenient because when getting out of
> diversity mode I loose LINK state and has to go to the menu to change it
> again. Besides in DIVERSITY mode I now cannot swap left and right audio
> channels. Just wonder why such a limitation was implemented.
>
> 73, Igor UA9CDC
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Wilhelm" <w3fpr at embarqmail.com>
> To: "Paul VanOveren" <paulnf8j at gmail.com>; "elecraft reflector" <
> elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 9:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Linking VFO s
>
>
> Paul,
>>
>> Did you recently update the firmware?  It is now a CONFIG menu item.
>> That was changed a few firmware releases back.  Check the release notes
>> for several releases back.
>>
>> The problem was that many users were getting into VFO Link when they
>> wanted to go into Diversity and created additional support activity both on
>> the reflector and at Elecraft customer support.
>>
>> 73,
>> Don W3FPR
>>
>> On 1/25/2016 11:10 AM, Paul VanOveren wrote:
>>
>>> I can not link the VFOS, an instantaneous push turns on the SUB receiver
>>> ok, but anything longer that an instantaneous push, indicates DIVERSITY
>>> on
>>> the B display. There is no inbetween, where it would show Link or Unlink.
>>> Is there some menu setting I am missing?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Paul, NF8J
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