Re: [Elecraft] Feature Request: SPLIT on different bands
Olli, this is more confusion to "the normal guy" than just pressing A/B once, do the QSO, and get back with another A/B button press. I do it all the time when SO2V'ing on different bands, works like a charme. We should take care not to over complicate things on an already very feature rich radio Joe Average already has trouble with at times. 73 from another Olli - DH8BQA Contest, DX & radio projects: http://www.dh8bqa.de Am 16.01.2016 um 13:51 schrieb Oliver Großmann: Hi elecraft team, hi list, I'm thinking again on improvements for SO2V operation using a K3 with sub RX. In my opinion operating will be much smoother if TX on 2nd VFO is possible. I do know it is technical not possible to transmit on the frequency of the sub RX if it is on a different band. Due to the fact the sub RX is as powerful as the main RX I do have an idea. If split is disabled and both VFOs are on different band (normal operation) VFOA frequency, mode, filter bw etc. are shown as usual. If the operator enables split on different bands, swap RF paths like pushing the A/B button but dont swap the displayed information on the LCD, CAT information and left/right audio and enable the split icon on the LCD. Of course this aren't all points which need to be considered and with PC control it is possible to operate like this, but it would be much more robust against operator errors if radio and software setting are consistent. Please give a short feedback if you are with my wish or if it is against any operating strategy of elecraft. Thanks Olli, DH2WQ __ 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 dro...@necg.de __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Feature Request: SPLIT on different bands
Hi All, Yes, please be careful about feature upon feature making the menus a nightmare. Thank God for a good manual and KE7X books to further keep us straight. This is not really a radio one can operate without manuals. Think of a ham who only has French and thankfully the K3 in not made in Normandy or I would be in trouble. The Orion II for a while had a bad reputation because of what some found overly complicated menus. The K3 has a mass market in ham radio terms and this market helps to keep our favourite radio company producing the best. 73 Doug EI2CN -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm Sent: 16 January 2016 14:18 To: Oliver Großmann; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Feature Request: SPLIT on different bands Olli, I think something like that would add confusion to the user interface. In other words, you have a unique situation that is only applicable if split is on a different band, but the display will not reflect the status of the normal RX and TX parameters when in split. 73, Don W3FPR On 1/16/2016 7:51 AM, Oliver Großmann wrote: > Hi elecraft team, hi list, > > I'm thinking again on improvements for SO2V operation using a K3 with > sub RX. > In my opinion operating will be much smoother if TX on 2nd VFO is > possible. > > I do know it is technical not possible to transmit on the frequency of > the sub RX if it is on a different band. Due to the fact the sub RX is > as powerful as the main RX I do have an idea. > > If split is disabled and both VFOs are on different band (normal > operation) VFOA frequency, mode, filter bw etc. are shown as usual. > If the operator enables split on different bands, swap RF paths like > pushing the A/B button but dont swap the displayed information on the > LCD, CAT information and left/right audio and enable the split icon on > the LCD. > Of course this aren't all points which need to be considered and with > PC control it is possible to operate like this, but it would be much > more robust against operator errors if radio and software setting are > consistent. > __ 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 turnb...@net1.ie __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Feature Request: SPLIT on different bands
Olli, I think something like that would add confusion to the user interface. In other words, you have a unique situation that is only applicable if split is on a different band, but the display will not reflect the status of the normal RX and TX parameters when in split. 73, Don W3FPR On 1/16/2016 7:51 AM, Oliver Großmann wrote: Hi elecraft team, hi list, I'm thinking again on improvements for SO2V operation using a K3 with sub RX. In my opinion operating will be much smoother if TX on 2nd VFO is possible. I do know it is technical not possible to transmit on the frequency of the sub RX if it is on a different band. Due to the fact the sub RX is as powerful as the main RX I do have an idea. If split is disabled and both VFOs are on different band (normal operation) VFOA frequency, mode, filter bw etc. are shown as usual. If the operator enables split on different bands, swap RF paths like pushing the A/B button but dont swap the displayed information on the LCD, CAT information and left/right audio and enable the split icon on the LCD. Of course this aren't all points which need to be considered and with PC control it is possible to operate like this, but it would be much more robust against operator errors if radio and software setting are consistent. __ 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
[Elecraft] Feature Request: SPLIT on different bands
Hi elecraft team, hi list, I'm thinking again on improvements for SO2V operation using a K3 with sub RX. In my opinion operating will be much smoother if TX on 2nd VFO is possible. I do know it is technical not possible to transmit on the frequency of the sub RX if it is on a different band. Due to the fact the sub RX is as powerful as the main RX I do have an idea. If split is disabled and both VFOs are on different band (normal operation) VFOA frequency, mode, filter bw etc. are shown as usual. If the operator enables split on different bands, swap RF paths like pushing the A/B button but dont swap the displayed information on the LCD, CAT information and left/right audio and enable the split icon on the LCD. Of course this aren't all points which need to be considered and with PC control it is possible to operate like this, but it would be much more robust against operator errors if radio and software setting are consistent. Please give a short feedback if you are with my wish or if it is against any operating strategy of elecraft. Thanks Olli, DH2WQ __ 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
