Remember that they have to go in bandwidth order the way they go.. One can't simply reverse that I believe at the current juncture. But I think they were simply mentioning that that was what they felt it should do. Seems that they've grown accustomed now... But maybe I'm all wet. ;)
On Sat, 2008-07-26 at 10:38 -0500, Tom Childers, N5GE wrote: > On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:18:24 -0400, Don Wilhelm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Hank and Drew, > > > >The only thing I can think of is that you must be associating the width > >control to a 'peaking' control where the peak becomes more narrow as the > >control is advanced (reminiscent of the old Q-multiplier controls). > >That is not a 'width' control in my mind. I feel the width control is > >exactly right as it is - turn left for less width, turn right for more > >width - that seems quite conventional to me. > > > >73, > >Don W3FPR > > > > Seems logical to me too. > > As with most of the other controls: > > AF: left less, right more > RF/SQL: left, less, right more > Speed/Mic: left less, right more > CMP/PWR: left less, right more > DELAY: left less, right more > MON: left less, right more > VFO: left less, right more > CLR: left less, right more > PITCH: left less, right more > > If one installed the narrow filters from narrow to wide from FL1 to FL5 I > suppose the XFL button would work as you described it, but you must have a > wider > filter in position 1, so actually when you select a filter you are not > necessarily selecting a narrower filter, you are selecting the filter number. > I > think that may be one of the reasons for the filter width display. To > indicate > the filter width you have chosen, either by using the WIDTH control or the > XFIL > button. Really though, it doesn't take long to learn where they are. I have > five installed and have no trouble recalling which is which. > > > >hank k8dd wrote: > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >>> The panel layout works for me too. Anyone who has used it for awhile > >>> will realize they know where many of the functions are without needing > >>> to read the labels as to what is a tap and what is a push, etc. The > >>> only one I had trouble with was the WIDTH control. For some reason I > >>> kept expecting the filter b/w to become narrower as I turned it > >>> clockwise... > >>> > >>> 73, > >>> Drew > >>> AF2Z > >> > >> I agree .... It seems strange that the WIDTH control turns to the left > >> for > >> narrower when the Filter display goes right .... I thought I was the only > >> one that felt this way. > >> There are a handful of things that seem strange that you have to get > >> used to on this radio! > >> > >> 73 Hank K8DD > [snip] > > Tom, N5GE - SWOT 3537 - Grid EM12jq > > "Those who would give up > Essential Liberty to > purchase a little Temporary > Safety deserve neither > Liberty nor Safety" > > An excerpt from a letter > written in 1755 from the > Assembly to the Governor > of Pennsylvania. > > Support the entire Constitution, not > just the parts you like. > > http://www.n5ge.com > http://www.eQSL.cc/Member.cfm?N5GE > > _______________________________________________ > 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
