+1 From my perspective, having AF gain and RF gain on the same control, with a push that toggles between the two, invariably results in tweaking the wrong one and then having to troubleshoot the issue after the fact.
I’m fine with being able to lock settings, as I rarely find I need to tweak RF gain. Others may have different opinions. Personally as I search the bands, there are generally three knob-related things that I’d like to be able to tweak in real-time with independent knobs: - Frequency - I really like that the KX3 has “coarse” and “fine” adjustment available by default on different knobs (without having to toggle a “FAST” switch). This is one major “Nice job Elecraft!” usability item that sets the KX3 apart from every other radio I own. - AF gain - I guess I use this as sort of a “Manual AGC”, where others use RF gain. - NR mix - I pretty much run with NR on all the time unless I am chasing something ultra weak. The setting of NR mix can mean the difference between catching and missing weak signals, so I’d like to see this tweakable in real time. The #2 thing I love about Elecraft (after my awesome KX3) is the fact that you can ask questions and the guys that actually design and implement the hardware respond. #1 & #2 pretty much seal the deal that my next radio purchase(s) will be Elecraft. Even when I go to my local Ham Radio Outlet and talk to the staff about radios, one guy there pretty much talks about his K3 over anything else. Its funny to hear an HRO guy talk about a radio that HRO doesn’t even sell… :-) Tim Henrion KC1EOQ KX3 / PX3 Owner > On Mar 24, 2016, at 9:45 AM, John Pitz <crustac...@brig-elec.com> wrote: > > It would actually be nice to be able to lock out any arbitrary control. > I keep accidentally adjusting MIC gain. Be nice to turn off the ability > to adjust it in the menu until I want to do so more deliberately than > the "random tweaks" I keep giving it :) > > > On Wed, 2016-03-23 at 20:54 -0500, Tim Henrion wrote: > >> Hi Wayne, >> Is there an ‘official’ channel for firmware feature requests? I’d really >> love to see an easy way to adjust NR mix without having to disable/reenable >> it or to go through the menus. It would be nice to be able to tweak it while >> tuning around the bands. The other thing I’d like to do is to be able to >> disable or lock the RF gain control (i.e. put it on 0db and leave it there >> to prevent ‘accidentally’ changing it and wondering why the band went quiet). >> >> I also need to agree with another poster here that the PX3 is freakin’ >> awesome. Just got mine. >> >> Thanks, >> Tim Henrion >> KC1EOQ >> >> Both of the newer Yaesu radios that I have (FTDX-3000 and FT-991) give a way >> to do this to one degree or another. >> >> >>> On Mar 23, 2016, at 8:22 PM, Wayne Burdick <n...@elecraft.com> wrote: >>> >>> Tom, >>> >>> Glad you like the rig. If you have a question that stumps the experts, drop >>> me an email. I have a unique perspective as the guy who wrote the firmware >>> and owner's manual :) >>> >>> 73, >>> Wayne >>> >>> >>> On Mar 23, 2016, at 12:02 PM, TFJM via Elecraft <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to respond to my posting about >>>> just buying my new KX3 (first radio purchased since 1980) and answering >>>> some >>>> of my questions I had and providing suggestions and feedback. Much >>>> appreciated. >>>> >>>> I have to say this KX3 is amazing and I'm very happy that I made this >>>> purchase. I spoke with Elecraft just the other day with a few questions and >>>> Craig there was great just as he was answering questions last month before >>>> I >>>> ordered my KX3. >>>> >>>> Again, thanks! >>>> >>>> 73, >>>> >>>> Tom / W1PDI >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> Message delivered to timhenr...@icloud.com >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> Message delivered to crustac...@brig-elec.com > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to timhenr...@icloud.com ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
