Wayne Burdick wrote: >>> I use B SET to adjust preamp and other settings when using diversity.
>> And using B SET is about the most cumbersome operation imaginable to >>simply check (or set) subrx preamp. >Macros? With great respect, macros are not the answer to every usability problem. Macros are enormously powerful, but they are not a substitute for cleaning up the rough edges that still remain in the K3's firmware. Macros need to be used sparingly because the K3 only has two completely uncommitted programmable keys (PF1 and PF2). Any additional macros will either block some of the normal functions of the Memory/DVR keys or else they must be executed from outside the K3. Each of those workarounds will create problems for a segment of users. And then there's the SPLIT button. The one button that above all others *should* be reassignable to a macro, is not! The K3's SPLIT button simply engages split mode and does nothing more. Every other high-end transceiver has the option to protect the user from accidentally transmitting on the same frequency as VFOA - and most DXers will want to take that option. But in the K3, this 'smart split' option requires a macro which must then be assigned to some *other* programmable key. The existing SPLIT button then becomes a booby-trap for the tired owner; or even worse, it risks a very unpleasant introduction to the K3 for someone else. I'm sorry if this reads like a rant, but someone just said "Macros?" one time too many. -- 73 from Ian GM3SEK http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek ______________________________________________________________ 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
