[Elecraft] New tuning knob for the KX2

[Nr4c]

My best compromise is to use the KNob or whatever they called it. Set K3 to read 10 Hz and KNob is 1/2 that. Works great for S&P CW and RTTY. 

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...nr4c. bill


> On Jan 8, 2019, at 4:30 PM, Bill Frantz <frantz at pwpconsult.com> wrote:
> 
> What I would really like for fine adjustment, e.g. one step when tuning weak RTTY, is tactile feedback from the knob. A slight bump for each time the VFO changes by one tuning unit. Note that in today's radios, tuning is not continuous, it is digital, and knowing when you have moved the VFO is useful.
> 
> I use the M memories for switching between CW, Data A, RTTY, and SSB. No memories left. (I consider a good day on the air is one where I have digital, CW, and voice QSOs.)
> 
> 73 Bill AE6JV
> 
>> On 1/8/19 at 11:22 AM, donwilh at embarqmail.com (Don Wilhelm) wrote:
>> 
>> I had "ballistic" tuning on the FT-847 that I had and hated it.  Maybe I did not develop the right touch, but I would find when trying to tune quickly up or down a few kHz, I would end up going a MHz or more and have to struggle to get back where I wanted to be.
>> 
>> ...
>> 
>> I have the M1-M3 memories for each band set to take me to the center of my CW operating band (M1), Data mode (M2) and SSB (M3) leaving M4 for storing the current VFOs for a quick come back to the prior frequency.  It works well for me.
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