Bill,
I for one would not want to have your proposed 'solution'.
When you do REV, the VFOs exchange from VFO A to VFO B. When in REV,
one would normally do tuning with the VFO A knob (because what was VFO B
is now VFO A).
Messing with the VFO B knob while in REV will change the frequency of
what was previously your VFO A frequency.
With a K3 not equipped with the KRX3 option, I would suggest the
following operation:
You want to end up with VFO B listening on the desired station, so
switch to VFO B using the A/B button and tune in the DX station of interest.
OK, he is operating split up 2 to 5 kHz up (assumption).
Now tap A/B to switch back to VFO A (you will transmit on the VFO A
frequency). Find the spot in the pileup that you would like to transmit
on and that is all there is to it.
In other words, you would listen to your transmit frequency (VFO A)
unless you hold the REV button when you would be listening to the DX
station (K1N).
73,
Don W3FPR
On 2/8/2015 7:19 PM, Bill Frantz wrote:
Like Don, N5LZ, I've been playing in the K1N 15M pileup. However, I
don't have a KRX3, so I'm using the REV button to listen to the
pileup. My user interface problem comes from having the tuning knob
for VFO B switch from the medium size knob to the big knob when I
press REV.
I have the little knob -- RIT/XIT -- set for fast tuning, so I have 3
tuning knobs, not counting the QSY knob/button on the P3.
Since I'm running with VFO A locked, to avoid losing K1N by brushing a
tuning knob, there is really only one VFO that can be tuned. However
the cognitive load of switching tuning knobs when I press REV is a bit
more than my feeble brain can handle.
Does anyone have a work around, or should I ask Elecraft to change the
tuning implementation in some way. One way that might work is to
always have the big knob tune VFO A and the medium tune VFO B, even if
REV is being held. Another would be to have the fact that VFO A is
locked change all three knobs tune VFO B, which would allow high-speed
tuning.
I guess I have to up the priority of the KRX3, But I also need the
KAT3 and the KDVR3 and a bunch of other stuff that's better to put in
first. HIHI What's a poor ham to do?
YMMV 73 Bill AE6JV
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