The only reason I mention the labels is because it seems lately if you ask someone to press two buttons to get something done or to actually learn/remember something they look at you like you stole their favorite blanket. I love the whole press for one option and hold for another to get rid of having to press a F key and even more love the way that Elecraft laid out the panel so that often a press activates/inactivates a feature and a hold configures it. Can't get much simpler/cleaner than that.
On Fri, 2008-07-25 at 20:25 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Yes, Don, I agree completely. Forget about the labels entirely and > just learn them by key position. However, I went with a vertical > scheme vs your horizontal one... > > The first keypad column (1,4,7) is 160, 80, & 40. Second column is 20 > to 6 (6m stands apart way down there on the zero key); third column is > the warc bands. > > I figure if I can keep track of forty-some keys on a keyboard without > looking then I can memorize the positions of ten band buttons on the > k3. Now my band locations just seem.... right! No label reading; no > mental translation... the buttons ARE the bands! > > So, if the power goes out I can navigate the bands without even > needing to see the buttons. (Admittedly, there isn't much point to > navigating the band buttons when there is no power to the K3...) > > 73, > Drew > AF2Z > > > > On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:03:25 -0400, Don W3FPR wrote: > > >John, > > > >No matter what 'system' a particular person uses, he will get used to it. > >I have mine set: > > > >1 = 80m 2 = 40m 3 = 30m --- "the low bands" > >4 = 20m 5 = 15m 6 = 10m --- "the high bands' > >7 = 17m 8 = 12m 9 = 6m --- "the WARC bands (almost)" > > 0 = 160m --- " TOP BAND " > > > >60 meters is seldom used here, so it is select 80 meters and then tap > >the BAND up button. > > > >I can easily remember the order without having to remember what number > >is associated with it. YMMV, everyone's mind works differently. > >I wonder how ON4UN would want to set his? Maybe he is happy with the > >BAND buttons. > > > >73, > >Don W3FPR > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
