Re: [Elecraft] KX2 Memory Operation Question

2016-12-20 Thread rfphelps
Thanks to Don, Bill and Bill for your responses! Don's response about the use of "channel hopping", with a few extra words, solves the dilemma of having a freely tunable VFO on 60 meters. When you recall any one group of ten memories (5 CW and 5 USB) with an "*" as the first character in the

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 Memory Operation Question

2016-12-19 Thread Nr4c
So lock the VFO. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Dec 19, 2016, at 2:24 PM, rfphelps wrote: > > I've had 16 years of Elecraft experience with the K2 and a bit less with the > K1 and KX1 - then I added a KX2 last September! Operating it has been a > real blast! > >

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 Memory Operation Question

2016-12-19 Thread Bill Frantz
I have not done any 60M operation on my KX3, but on my K3, I have the per-band memories on 60M set up for the channels, getting all 5 them by assigning the extra to VFO-B and swapping VFOs if necessary. I have had the problem of tuning off the DX frequency while groping for the knobs on the

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 Memory Operation Question

2016-12-19 Thread Don Wilhelm
Dick, Look up "Channel Hopping" in the manual, that should help you with the KX2. If you plan to operate CW on 60 meters, you will have to add another set of memories that takes you to the channel center rather than to 1.5k below center as is used for USB mode. It is not available for the

[Elecraft] KX2 Memory Operation Question

2016-12-19 Thread rfphelps
I've had 16 years of Elecraft experience with the K2 and a bit less with the K1 and KX1 - then I added a KX2 last September! Operating it has been a real blast! I suspect that my question is generic to the K3, KX3 and KX2. Operation on 60 meters pretty much requires that you program the five