K-Pod Tuning rate

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Hi all,


Enjoying the K-Pod immensely. When using to control VFOs, I notice that the K-Pod changes frequency at exactly 50% of the setting used on the main VFOs. For example, with 200 CTS on VFO A, the frequency changes 2 Khz per revolution. Using the K-Pod, the QSY is only 1 Khz per revolution.


It would seem to be more logical if both changed frequency at the same rate. How can this be accomplished?


73,


Art KZ5D
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Hi Art,
Wayne already answered this question:
"The K3 and K3S both use all 400 counts of the VFO A and B encoders (100 pulses/track/revolution). 

The K-Pod defaults to 200 counts. During our testing we found that this provided the best compromise between precision and "fussiness" for typical K-Pod operations.

We plan to add a function to K-Pod Utility (which itself isn't quite ready yet) that will allow the user to change this to 100/200/400.

73,
Wayne
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    On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 6:44 PM, Art via Elecraft <[hidden email]> wrote:
 

 Hi all,


Enjoying the K-Pod immensely. When using to control VFOs, I notice that the K-Pod changes frequency at exactly 50% of the setting used on the main VFOs. For example, with 200 CTS on VFO A, the frequency changes 2 Khz per revolution. Using the K-Pod, the QSY is only 1 Khz per revolution.


It would seem to be more logical if both changed frequency at the same rate. How can this be accomplished?


73,


Art KZ5D
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Don,

Below is a post from Wayne last year stating they plan to make the K-Pod tuning rate a configuration setting.  Not a big deal but maybe we'll get an update on this.  Tnx.

73,
Mitch NWØM



"The K3 and K3S both use all 400 counts of the VFO A and B encoders (100 pulses/track/revolution). 

The K-Pod defaults to 200 counts. During our testing we found that this provided the best compromise between precision and "fussiness" for typical K-Pod operations.

We plan to add a function to K-Pod Utility (which itself isn't quite ready yet) that will allow the user to change this to 100/200/400.

73,
Wayne
N6KR"