Brian wrote: "OK, I have to press my band changing button multiple times to get from 6M to 160M but that is not a likely scenario."
------------------------------------- Actually it's ONE press, thanks to the way the radio rotates through the bands, but I get your point. It's never more than five presses, worst case. I've not hung around reflectors or groups of Hams interested in highly competitive radio operating, so watching these posts is very interesting to me. I'm reminded of other sports in which people have all sorts of preferences for how to save a millisecond of time or an erg of energy; preferences that rise to the level of absolute necessity to be competitive. For them, competition is what it's all about. 99.9% of the "enhancements" requested by people here are, to me, about as interesting as watching paint dry. But they are very important to those for whom Ham radio is all about tweaking an configuring things to be the best they can be for whatever reason. I'm reminded of strapping on my old "boards" and skiing the slopes in the Sierra Nevada, enjoying the wind, the air and the cold. Then, sitting at the bottom of the hill enjoying a frosty beer (it tastes especially good in the cold), I'd listen to others around me fretting over exactly the right wax to use or why they can't raise enough money to buy those new skis they really *need* to enjoy the sport. It's all in what you look for in the activity. Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ 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
