Since people are coming up with work for Elecraft engineers, I
thought I'd pile on too. :-)
I normally operate my P3 in fix tune mode with relatively wide
span settings of 100KHz or so. When I work in a pileup, I narrow
the span to just cover the pileup (and DX). After I finish, I
use a fn button to return to my normal span. The P3 keeps the
same center frequency and widens the span, regardless if the new
span includes frequencies outside the amateur band I'm working.
As I almost never want to see what is happening outside the
amateur bands, it would be nice if switching to a wider span
would keep the entire span within the current band. For example,
I am trying to work a DX and end up with a center of 14.021 and
a span of 8KHz. When I finish and press the "Span 100" fn key, I
end up with a frequency range of 13.973 to 14.073, when I would
like 14.000 to 14.100.
My suggestions are:
For switching to a new band: Keep the old span and center.
For setting span with the knob: Do not extend the top or
bottom outside the band until the span exceeds the width of the band.
For setting span with a fn key: Do not extend the top or
botton outside the band unless the span is wider than the band.
For setting the center: Allow the span to extend outside the band.
These suggestions would help a lot with 17M and 12M, where the
band edges aren't on 100KHz boundaries.
73 & HNY Bill AE6JV
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(408)356-8506 | services. The market doesn't | 16345
Englewood Ave
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CA 95032
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