let me make this an offical request for FW if it's possible. Either: 1. Add an extra band for general coverage. 2. Or allow use of one of the bands for gen. cov. and fix it so it doesn't screw up another band. (Hard to put in words). Steve N4LQ n...@carolina.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <li...@subich.com> To: "'Steve Ellington'" <n...@carolina.rr.com> Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 2:36 PM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 More Bandmap gab
> >> I happen to have a little IC-7000. It has a similar BAND >> up/down button on the front panel. If I tune out of a ham >> band and change bands, it still remembers all the ham bands >> PLUS it comes back to my SWL band as I scroll through the >> bands again. > > Most Icom rigs have the "Gen" band which holds the last non- > ham band frequency. Yaesu has added that feature to the > FT-9000/FT-2000/FT-950/FT-450 ... it is very convenient as > opposed to leaving the VFO out of band as in the K3. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net >> [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Steve Ellington >> Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 1:42 PM >> To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 More Bandmap gab >> >> >> I like to surf the SW bands on occasion and as we know, if >> you tune out of a >> ham band and change bands you screw up the band sequence. >> Well I had this >> brilliant idea....Since I never operate 60 meters I would >> just designate >> that as my SW band mode and not mess up my usual ham band >> sequence. But >> nooooo. I can go to 60 meters, punch in 9.5 mHz then change >> bands with the >> BAND button and find out I've lost 30 meters....Yes 30 meters >> is now 9.5 mHz >> and 60 meters is still there. >> >> I guess the only way to do this and not get confused is to >> fiddle with >> memories or remember to tune back within whatever ham band >> you happened to >> screw up before changing bands. >> >> I happen to have a little IC-7000. It has a similar BAND >> up/down button on >> the front panel. If I tune out of a ham band and change >> bands, it still >> remembers all the ham bands PLUS it comes back to my SWL band >> as I scroll >> through the bands again. Cool. The microphone has a band >> button for each >> band and one of them is labeled GEN for general coverage. >> >> I'm just wondering if there would be some easy firmware >> change that would >> help with this? >> Steve >> N4LQ >> n...@carolina.rr.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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
