If there were some memory manipulation commands in the K3 macro set a lot of stuff could be done... Like shifting banks of freqs into the 0-9 quick memory space. You could have a a bank of CW, another of SSB, another of RTTY, SWL, AM Bcst, etc. You could have ten band stacking memory pairs in 0-9...
If we had just two macro commands: one to copy the 0-9 quick memories to another portion of frequency memory (say 90-99); and another to restore 90-99 back to quick memory, then you could use the 0-9 keys for temporary band stacking operations knowing you'd always be able to restore your saved M>V band switching with a push of a button. While you were using 0-9 memories for band stacking you'd still be able to change bands with the BAND switch. 73, Drew AF2Z On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 10:53:05 -0500, Dave, N4QS wrote: >Yes, I greatly miss the band stacking registers in my old TS850S. As I >recall, the feature was actually called Quick Memories. You could hit one >button and it would store up to 5 quick memories. You then could hit Memory >Recall and you could use one of the rotary knobs to cycle back and forth >between the five memories. I used this feature a lot in contests and just >in general DXing in that it enabled me to easily cycle back and forth >between various pileups or spots. The 5 quick memories were not limited to >the same bands or modes. > >All of the M1 to M4 memories in my K3 are used up on each band to enable me >to cycle through the CW, RTTY and SSB portions of the bands. So I can't use >those. The first 10 numbered memories are used to change bands (e.g. I use >01 to QSY to 160M, 02 to 80M, etc.). > >So I would like to make an official request for a new band stacking or quick >memory feature in the K3. There should be a way to store up to 5 quick >memories across the same or multiple bands and modes (including splits). >Then with the touch of a Memory Recall button, you should have the ability >to cycle back and forth between the four or five stored memories using >either the M1 to M4 keys or VFO B knob or some other simple series of >buttons. When you have five memories stored, and add a 6th memory by >hitting the store memory button again, the newest memory goes into the quick >memory 1 slot and all of the previous memories move up one slot -- with the >previous 5th memory being deleted or cycled out of the band stack. What >made the feature so useful was that it took one button click to store a >memory and it took button click to go into Quick Memory Recall mode so that >you could easily cycle back and forth between the five stored memories using >one rotary knob. > >I love my K3 and the only feature that I think it lacks is this sort of a >band stacking or quick memory recall function. I am working some casual DX >in the CQ WW SSB test this morning, and I have no way to store memories in >the K3 so that I can cycle back and forth between pileups. If there is a >way to do it, please let me know. > >Dave, N4QS > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
