[Elecraft] Linking VFO s

[Igor Sokolov]

Guy,
I use 2 RX of K3 with 2 different antennas pointed in two directions. With 
this scheme I often use audio A/B swapping witch is not working in 
DIVERCITY. I sure can program LINK into PF button but PF1 in my case is 
already programmed to switch speaker on/off and PF2 - to invoke audio A/B 
switching.
I can adapt to the new firmware with DIVERSITY single press but still I find 
it less convenient then what we had before that.

73, Igor UA9CDC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Guy Olinger K2AV" <k2av.guy at gmail.com>
To: "Igor Sokolov" <ua9cdc at gmail.com>
Cc: "Don Wilhelm" <w3fpr at embarqmail.com>; "Paul VanOveren" 
<paulnf8j at gmail.com>; "elecraft reflector" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 6:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Linking VFO s


> 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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