K3 Use RIT/XIT knob for speed-tuning
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I might have missed this handy feature if another K3 owner hadn't
shown it to me. That's why I'm bringing it up here. When RIT/XIT is off, it's control can function as a very coarse tuning, to quickly zip around a band. To enjoy this feature, you need to configure it -- See the user's manual, bottom of p. 14. Enjoying! Windy KM5Q K3 #764 PS. Hope to CU in the SSB Net shortly, 7.190 at 0100 See http://www.zerobeat.net/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page for the net schedule (under User Groups) _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] 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 |
Re: K3 Use RIT/XIT knob for speed-tuning
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Windy is correct. However . . . this can also be a "gotcha."
If this feature is enabled and you don't realize it, you can find yourself in another universe awfully fast. After checking into an NTS cw net one night, I sat idly twirling the RIT knob knowing the RIT was off. A minute or two later it suddenly dawned on me that the NCS was no longer transmitting. Moreover, the VFO was displaying a frequency half a megacycle up the band. It took me a half-hour to figure out what had happened. But it IS a wonderful feature if you know what you're doing. Kent K9ZTV KM5Q wrote: > I might have missed this handy feature if another K3 owner hadn't > shown it to me. That's why I'm bringing it up here. > > When RIT/XIT is off, it's control can function as a very coarse > tuning, to quickly zip around a band. To enjoy this feature, you need > to configure it -- See the user's manual, bottom of p. 14. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] 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 |
FURTHER GOTCHA ON RIT COARSE TUNING FEATURE
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With respect to the RIT course tuning feature, be advised that a minor
software glitch currently exists . . . According to the manual (rev. C1, page 53), the factory default for CONFIG menu "VFO OFS" should be OFF. According to the scrolling default indicator activated by pressing the DISP button when in the "VFO OFS" menu, the factory default should be ON. The manual is correct and the contradictory value in the scrolling indicator is being corrected in firmware version 1.81 which is due out any day. If, as I did, you rely on the scrolling default indicator to confirm all of your settings are at factory default (at least initially), you will inadvertently turn ON the RIT knob course-tuning feature which may give you the thrill I experienced below. K9ZTV K9ZTV wrote: > Windy is correct. However . . . this can also be a "gotcha." > > If this feature is enabled and you don't realize it, you can find > yourself in another universe awfully fast. > > After checking into an NTS cw net one night, I sat idly twirling the > RIT knob knowing the RIT was off. A minute or two later it suddenly > dawned on me that the NCS was no longer transmitting. Moreover, the > VFO was displaying a frequency half a megacycle up the band. It took > me a half-hour to figure out what had happened. > > But it IS a wonderful feature if you know what you're doing. > > Kent K9ZTV Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] 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 |
Re: [K3] FURTHER GOTCHA ON RIT COARSE TUNING FEATURE
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Also be aware that the RIT knob does not lock when you lock the main knob. I had my own "where did the NCS go?" moment the other day.
I think it ought to lock. -- Carl K3 #486 |
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Sorry Carl, but I strongly disagree on this one. When you lock the
frequency, you lock your transmit frequency. But that doesn't mean the other guy isn't going to shift around a bit, and you don't want to go chasing him either. I think it is very much preferable to NOT lock the RIT. Dave W7AQK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Clawson" <[hidden email]> To: <[hidden email]> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 5:55 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] FURTHER GOTCHA ON RIT COARSE TUNING FEATURE > > Also be aware that the RIT knob does not lock when you lock the main knob. > I > had my own "where did the NCS go?" moment the other day. > > I think it ought to lock. > > -- Carl > K3 #486 > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/K3-Use-RIT-XIT-knob-for-speed-tuning-tp17011580p17834450.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > 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 > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] 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 |
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I agree, dont lock the rit. Jim K4JAF
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Yarnes" <[hidden email]> To: "Carl Clawson" <[hidden email]>; <[hidden email]> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 8:06 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] FURTHER GOTCHA ON RIT COARSE TUNING FEATURE > Sorry Carl, but I strongly disagree on this one. When you lock the > frequency, you lock your transmit frequency. But that doesn't mean the > other guy isn't going to shift around a bit, and you don't want to go > chasing him either. I think it is very much preferable to NOT lock the > RIT. > > Dave W7AQK > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carl Clawson" <[hidden email]> > To: <[hidden email]> > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 5:55 PM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] FURTHER GOTCHA ON RIT COARSE TUNING FEATURE > > >> >> Also be aware that the RIT knob does not lock when you lock the main >> knob. I >> had my own "where did the NCS go?" moment the other day. >> >> I think it ought to lock. >> >> -- Carl >> K3 #486 >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/K3-Use-RIT-XIT-knob-for-speed-tuning-tp17011580p17834450.html >> Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Post to: [hidden email] >> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > 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 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] 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 |
RE: FURTHER GOTCHA ON RIT COARSE TUNING FEATURE
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I'm afraid I didn't make myself understood. I'm not suggesting that the RIT
function be locked. I'm saying that when RIT is turned off and the RIT knob is being used as a coarse tuning knob, lock it along with the main knob. It's not doing anything except acting as a faster main knob and you can bump it and knock yourself off frequency (TX and RX) just like bumping the main knob. 73, Carl WS7L > > I agree, dont lock the rit. Jim K4JAF > > > > Sorry Carl, but I strongly disagree on this one. When you lock the > > frequency, you lock your transmit frequency. But that > doesn't mean the > > other guy isn't going to shift around a bit, and you don't > want to go > > chasing him either. I think it is very much preferable to > NOT lock the > > RIT. > > > > Dave W7AQK _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] 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 |
Re: FURTHER GOTCHA ON RIT COARSE TUNING FEATURE
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In reply to this post by Carl Clawson
Carl . . .
No you don't. At least I certainly don't. For net operation, I always lock the main VFO and tune with the RIT. That's the whole point of it. The transmitter stays on frequency while you tune on either side of it. 73, Kent K9ZTV Carl Clawson wrote: > Also be aware that the RIT knob does not lock when you lock the main knob. I > had my own "where did the NCS go?" moment the other day. > > I think it ought to lock. > > -- Carl > K3 #486 > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] 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 |
RE: FURTHER GOTCHA ON RIT COARSE TUNING FEATURE
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Kent, The option CONFIG: VFO OFS allows the RIT know to act like the VFO knob in coarse mode if both RIT and XIT are off. VFO OFS: If ON, the RIT/XIT offset control can be used to tune VFO A in large steps when both RIT and XIT are turned off. The step sizes vary with mode (see VFO CRS), and are the same as the COARSE VFO tuning rates. Carl is proposing that Lock disable the RIT/XIT control if (and only if) both RIT and XIT are turned off. Turning on either RIT or XIT would enable the RIT/XIT control. The proposal makes a lot of sense to me ... 73, ... Joe, W4TV > -----Original Message----- > From: [hidden email] > [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of K9ZTV > Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 2:59 AM > To: Carl Clawson > Cc: [hidden email] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] FURTHER GOTCHA ON RIT COARSE > TUNING FEATURE > > > Carl . . . > > No you don't. At least I certainly don't. For net > operation, I always > lock the main VFO and tune with the RIT. That's the whole > point of it. > The transmitter stays on frequency while you tune on either > side of it. > > 73, > > Kent K9ZTV > > > > Carl Clawson wrote: > > Also be aware that the RIT knob does not lock when you lock > the main knob. I > > had my own "where did the NCS go?" moment the other day. > > > > I think it ought to lock. > > > > -- Carl > > K3 #486 > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > 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 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] 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 |
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