K3 Tuning Rate Macro

[wb6rse1]

The K3 SHT50; command will toggle the RATE between 0.10 and 0.01  
tuning. Is there are way to force the rate to 0.10. This is for use in  
a Split macro sequence to allow fast tuning of a pile up with VFO B.

Thanks! Steve WB6RSE
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[n7ws]

Maybe you have the second receiver and want to tune with VFO B, however, if you don't have one then here's what I do rather than messing with VFO B and splits.  (I've tried the Split macro, but it's always wrong.  If I program it for 1 KHz the DX will say UP 3. It never fails)

Tune in the DX with VFO A.  Lock the frequency then if the DX says, "Up one", turn on XIT and dial in +1.0.  If you want a faster tuning rate toggle the Fine/Coarse.  If you want to hear what's going on on your transmit frequency, tap RIT.  If the frequency is cluttered and you want to move a little, tune with the RIT/XIT knob, then press RIT again to turn it off and you're listening to the DX frequency again but transmitting on your newly found clear spot (Hi).  If this fails, QRO.



--- On Thu, 11/26/09, Steve Lawrence <[hidden email]> wrote:
The K3 SHT50; command will toggle the RATE between 0.10 and 0.01 
tuning. Is there are way to force the rate to 0.10. This is for use in 
a Split macro sequence to allow fast tuning of a pile up with VFO B.




     
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[drewko]

I'd rather just use the VFOA knob for quick QSY-- one revolution = 1
KHz (at the 0.01 rate). That is pretty quick, just count the revs;
don't even have to look at the display. I think the 0.1 rate (= 5 KHz
per rev) is mostly too fast.

What would be nice is a  SPLIT function that would accept a number pad
entry for the offset. For example: hit "SPLIT 3". That would be all it
takes to set a split up for 3 KHz. This assumes that splits are "up"
direction only; there would need to be a "negative" key to split
"down". (Perhaps "0" could be used for the negative key in this
case...)

RIT and XIT might also use this scheme: "RIT 3" would turn on RIT
preset to +3KHz; "RIT 03" would be -3KHz. (I guess RIT/XIT would have
to poll for number key entries for a limited time after being
pushed...)

This would have to be a firmware enhancement, unless macros could be
made to read and act upon number key entries.

--
73,
Drew
AF2Z


On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:55:20 -0800 (PST), Wes Stewart wrote:

>Maybe you have the second receiver and want to tune with VFO B, however, if you don't have one then here's what I do rather than messing with VFO B and splits.  (I've tried the Split macro, but it's always wrong.  If I program it for 1 KHz the DX will say UP 3. It never fails)
>
>Tune in the DX with VFO A.  Lock the frequency then if the DX says, "Up one", turn on XIT and dial in +1.0.  If you want a faster tuning rate toggle the Fine/Coarse.  If you want to hear what's going on on your transmit frequency, tap RIT.  If the frequency is cluttered and you want to move a little, tune with the RIT/XIT knob, then press RIT again to turn it off and you're listening to the DX frequency again but transmitting on your newly found clear spot (Hi).  If this fails, QRO.
>
>
>

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