[Elecraft] K3S New Owner - Ergonomic Issue

Dave Scarfe dave.scarfe at gmail.com
Fri Apr 6 20:31:50 EDT 2018


Thanks Wayne and George, I hadn't considered using the presets in
combination with xfil to help navigate different filtering options.  Handy
that they are per band and per mode.  Also, the VFO1/2 trick is cool.  The
other various DSP techniques are very interesting (NR and APF)...guess
there is no need for the outboard Timewave DSP from my previous rig :D.

I don't have a kpod, but the discussion between Dave and Bill has whet my
appetite.

Thanks all for the great tips!  This sort of feedback really helps a newbie
to get the most out of this great platform.

73,
Dave
VE5UO

On Fri, Apr 6, 2018 at 11:44 AM, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:

> Hi Dave,
>
> There are various ways to control bandwidth on the K3S. One of these
> methods is likely to work for you:
>
> - rotating the WIDTH/SHIFT controls
>
> - tapping XFIL to cycle through normalized crystal filter bandwidths
>
> - turning APF on/off (hold of XFIL switch)
>
> - pushing/holding the SHIFT control to normalize the passband for the
> present mode
>
> - pushing/holding the WIDTH control to alternate between two floating
> presets (I/II) or fixed presets (NORM1/NORM2); see page 26 of the owner’s
> manual
>
> - alternating VFOs (A/B switch); they can each have different filter
> settings
>
> - programming PF1 and/or PF2 to execute macros that set bandwidth to
> specific values
>
> - K-Pod (16 programmable functions plus a remote VFO/RIT knob)
>
> - Computer control (the K3/K3S has a rich set of remote control commands,
> including shift and width setup)
>
> Let me know if you have questions about any of the above
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
>
> > On Apr 6, 2018, at 8:41 AM, Dave Scarfe <dave.scarfe at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I love my K3S. The features and functions are very well thought out,
> except
> > (IMHO) the placement of the width control. With only one filter in my
> rig,
> > I find that I use the control a lot (as opposed to using the 'XFIL'
> button
> > to cycle through filters), and often bump the VFO while making
> adjustments.
> >
> > Being new, I know there are many ways to operate this rig that I haven't
> > discovered yet.  Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
> >
> > 73,
> > Dave
> > VE5UO
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