K3 Momentary breaks when tuning down

[David Andrews-3]

I'm aware when tuning down a band on receive that there is a short break in
the audio every so often. This doesn't seem to happen when tuning up the
band. Can anyone explain what is happening?

 

David G4CWB

 

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[G3MLO]

Hello David this problem was cured in beta release 2.15 see release notes
on the K3 firmware page, I had the problem but only on 80 meters
73 Peter G3MLO.

David Andrews-3 wrote

I'm aware when tuning down a band on receive that there is a short break in
the audio every so often. This doesn't seem to happen when tuning up the
band. Can anyone explain what is happening?

 

David G4CWB

 

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[AD6XY]

I have noted something similar - say you set to fine tuning so you have a frequency like 14.280000. Then set to faster tuning rate. Tune down and up. You find you are on 14.28001, there is no way to zero the last digit again. Not that it matters but it is odd - perhaps a rounding error.

I don't know if it is just me but I find the tuning rate, even when set to fast and/or using the clarifier to still be far far too slow. I am sure it is fine to tune across 7MHz but tuning from 144.3 to 144.5 (to get from our calling channel to the beacon band) takes forever. Quite often you will reply tol someone on 144.3 and they request to QSY off the calling channel, often by up to 100kHz. I find I am forever pressing the rate button, or for large QSYs setting to FM and back. Otherwise by the time the K3 gets there the other station has gone back to 144.300 wondering where you went. This is of course how I noticed the last digit issue above.

Mike

David Andrews-3 wrote

I'm aware when tuning down a band on receive that there is a short break in
the audio every so often. This doesn't seem to happen when tuning up the
band. Can anyone explain what is happening?

 

David G4CWB

 

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[Julian, G4ILO]

AD6XY wrote

I have noted something similar - say you set to fine tuning so you have a frequency like 14.280000. Then set to faster tuning rate. Tune down and up. You find you are on 14.28001, there is no way to zero the last digit again. Not that it matters but it is odd - perhaps a rounding error.

I don't know if it is just me but I find the tuning rate, even when set to fast and/or using the clarifier to still be far far too slow. I am sure it is fine to tune across 7MHz but tuning from 144.3 to 144.5 (to get from our calling channel to the beacon band) takes forever. Quite often you will reply tol someone on 144.3 and they request to QSY off the calling channel, often by up to 100kHz. I find I am forever pressing the rate button, or for large QSYs setting to FM and back. Otherwise by the time the K3 gets there the other station has gone back to 144.300 wondering where you went. This is of course how I noticed the last digit issue above.

Why not use the RIT control for fast QSYing?

[n6wg]

Mike
Practice using the direct frequency entry.
It is fast and gets you right on frequency.
Good luck and 73
Bob N6Wg

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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Momentary breaks when tuning down


>
> I have noted something similar - say you set to fine tuning so you
have a
> frequency like 14.280000. Then set to faster tuning rate. Tune down
and up.
> You find you are on 14.28001, there is no way to zero the last digit
again.
> Not that it matters but it is odd - perhaps a rounding error.
>
> I don't know if it is just me but I find the tuning rate, even when
set to
> fast and/or using the clarifier to still be far far too slow. I am
sure it
> is fine to tune across 7MHz but tuning from 144.3 to 144.5 (to get
from our
> calling channel to the beacon band) takes forever. Quite often you
will
> reply tol someone on 144.3 and they request to QSY off the calling
channel,
> often by up to 100kHz. I find I am forever pressing the rate button,
or for
> large QSYs setting to FM and back. Otherwise by the time the K3 gets
there
> the other station has gone back to 144.300 wondering where you went.
This is
> of course how I noticed the last digit issue above.
>
> Mike
>
>
> David Andrews-3 wrote:
> >
> > I'm aware when tuning down a band on receive that there is a short
break
> > in
> > the audio every so often. This doesn't seem to happen when tuning
up the

> > band. Can anyone explain what is happening?
> >
> >
> >
> > David G4CWB
> >
> >
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[AD6XY]

Julian, G4ILO wrote

Why not use the RIT control for fast QSYing?

I do, it does not.

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ]

This was corrected in the last several beta f/w releases. We just put
beta release 2.19 on the web site. Load it into the K3 and this should
go away.

73, Eric


David Andrews wrote:
> I'm aware when tuning down a band on receive that there is a short break in
> the audio every so often. This doesn't seem to happen when tuning up the
> band. Can anyone explain what is happening?
>
> David G4CWB
>  
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