Re: [Elecraft] K3: VFO B follows band changes on VFO A
LY2IJ wrote: VFO B band changes when I change band on VFO A - is it normal? Is it possible to change to ICOM behavior? - where VFO A and B are independant - eg. VFO A on 160 and VFO B on 20 SSB and I can jump betwen them with one push. It's normal. You get two VFOs per band. The M1 - M4 memories are per band as well. - Julian, G4ILO K3 s/n: 222 K2 s/n: 392 G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.com Zerobeat Ham Forums: www.zerobeat.net/smf -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/K3%3A-VFO-B-follows-band-changes-on-VFO-A-tp16924349p16924521.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
Re: [Elecraft] K3: VFO B follows band changes on VFO A
But this begs the question - which is also asked in another posting - how do you do cross band split? Not that this is common - I don't think I have have ever done it - but with my ICOM this is straightforward. Knut - AB2TC G4ILO wrote: LY2IJ wrote: VFO B band changes when I change band on VFO A - is it normal? Is it possible to change to ICOM behavior? - where VFO A and B are independant - eg. VFO A on 160 and VFO B on 20 SSB and I can jump betwen them with one push. It's normal. You get two VFOs per band. The M1 - M4 memories are per band as well. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/K3%3A-VFO-B-follows-band-changes-on-VFO-A-tp16924349p16926340.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
Re: [Elecraft] K3: VFO B follows band changes on VFO A
The frequency selected in VFO B is stored in memory and can be changed to whatever you want, and thus can be recalled again. BUT - and this must be a bug - on my rig as soon as I get to far out of the VFO A band range (for example if on the 20 meter band when I tune below 13000) with the B VFO there is a click then a 3 to 5 S unit drop in signal strength. Similar things happen on the other bands. This can't be right. It appears that the B VFO is changing band pass filters even though I have no second receiver and am listening to the A VFO. Definitely should not do this. ALSO, strange things happen to the 30 meter band stored frequency when I try this. That is after observing that the signal drops as above, I noticed that the 30 meter band changed so that both VFO A changes to the frequency I had selected on the 20 meter band and the B VFO changes to the where I left the B VFO while on the 20 meter band before changing down to 30 meters. It appears that if you tune the B VFO out of range then not only is the present band messed up but also at least the next lower band. Even worse than above. Rich LY2IJ wrote: Hi, Still learning - didn't find answer in manual or on reflector: VFO B band changes when I change band on VFO A - is it normal? Is it possible to change to ICOM behavior? - where VFO A and B are independant - eg. VFO A on 160 and VFO B on 20 SSB and I can jump betwen them with one push. 73 Arunas LY2IJ, K3 s/n 5oo ___ 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 -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/K3%3A-VFO-B-follows-band-changes-on-VFO-A-tp16924349p16929245.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
Re: [Elecraft] K3: VFO B follows band changes on VFO A
Yea I have the same problem and it drives me nuts. Trying to listen to the SW bands causes all kinds of confusion with the Band button. I loose bands and screw up others. What I wish is for is that the band button always just select ham bands and not suddenly become some weird band. I had the wise idea of just using VFO B for SWLing and VFO A for standard hamming but somehow the end up interacting and I eventually have to get the whole mess straightened out. Otherwise I love this rig! Steve Ellington [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Rich (KE0X) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 6:35 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: VFO B follows band changes on VFO A The frequency selected in VFO B is stored in memory and can be changed to whatever you want, and thus can be recalled again. BUT - and this must be a bug - on my rig as soon as I get to far out of the VFO A band range (for example if on the 20 meter band when I tune below 13000) with the B VFO there is a click then a 3 to 5 S unit drop in signal strength. Similar things happen on the other bands. This can't be right. It appears that the B VFO is changing band pass filters even though I have no second receiver and am listening to the A VFO. Definitely should not do this. ALSO, strange things happen to the 30 meter band stored frequency when I try this. That is after observing that the signal drops as above, I noticed that the 30 meter band changed so that both VFO A changes to the frequency I had selected on the 20 meter band and the B VFO changes to the where I left the B VFO while on the 20 meter band before changing down to 30 meters. It appears that if you tune the B VFO out of range then not only is the present band messed up but also at least the next lower band. Even worse than above. Rich LY2IJ wrote: Hi, Still learning - didn't find answer in manual or on reflector: VFO B band changes when I change band on VFO A - is it normal? Is it possible to change to ICOM behavior? - where VFO A and B are independant - eg. VFO A on 160 and VFO B on 20 SSB and I can jump betwen them with one push. 73 Arunas LY2IJ, K3 s/n 5oo ___ 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 -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/K3%3A-VFO-B-follows-band-changes-on-VFO-A-tp16924349p16929245.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.5/1400 - Release Date: 4/27/2008 9:39 AM ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3: VFO B follows band changes on VFO A
I spoke to Wayne at Visalia about this very problem. He says it is on the list. He has a scheme where if you venture outside the ham bands a new frequency register is spawned and becomes the general coverage register so the band up/down buttons behave normally. 73, Doug, W6JD -- Original message -- From: n4lq [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yea I have the same problem and it drives me nuts. Trying to listen to the SW bands causes all kinds of confusion with the Band button. I loose bands and screw up others. What I wish is for is that the band button always just select ham bands and not suddenly become some weird band. I had the wise idea of just using VFO B for SWLing and VFO A for standard hamming but somehow the end up interacting and I eventually have to get the whole mess straightened out. Otherwise I love this rig! Steve Ellington [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Rich (KE0X) To: Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 6:35 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: VFO B follows band changes on VFO A The frequency selected in VFO B is stored in memory and can be changed to whatever you want, and thus can be recalled again. BUT - and this must be a bug - on my rig as soon as I get to far out of the VFO A band range (for example if on the 20 meter band when I tune below 13000) with the B VFO there is a click then a 3 to 5 S unit drop in signal strength. Similar things happen on the other bands. This can't be right. It appears that the B VFO is changing band pass filters even though I have no second receiver and am listening to the A VFO. Definitely should not do this. ALSO, strange things happen to the 30 meter band stored frequency when I try this. That is after observing that the signal drops as above, I noticed that the 30 meter band changed so that both VFO A changes to the frequency I had selected on the 20 meter band and the B VFO changes to the where I left the B VFO while on the 20 meter band before changing down to 30 meters. It appears that if you tune the B VFO out of range then not only is the present band messed up but also at least the next lower band. Even worse than above. Rich LY2IJ wrote: Hi, Still learning - didn't find answer in manual or on reflector: VFO B band changes when I change band on VFO A - is it normal? Is it possible to change to ICOM behavior? - where VFO A and B are independant - eg. VFO A on 160 and VFO B on 20 SSB and I can jump betwen them with one push. 73 Arunas LY2IJ, K3 s/n 5oo ___ 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 -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/K3%3A-VFO-B-follows-band-changes-on-VFO-A-tp16924349p16929 245.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.5/1400 - Release Date: 4/27/2008 9:39 AM ___ 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
