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Richard Phelps

KX2 Memory Operation Question

I've had 16 years of Elecraft experience with the K2 and a bit less with the
K1 and KX1 - then I added a KX2 last September! Operating it has been a
real blast!

I suspect that my question is generic to the K3, KX3 and KX2.

Operation on 60 meters pretty much requires that you program the five CW and
five SSB frequencies in memory channels to avoid a harmless "misstep" which
might offend our FCC friends. I've stored the frequencies in Channels 61
through 70 and labeled them appropriately. I then recall the memory channel
that I want to operate on. So far, so good.

The instant that I go into transmit, the rig transfers the frequency, mode,
et al into the VFO mode and subsequent operation is conducted on the freely
tunable VFO with no reference to the memory channel. I find this to be a
bit unnerving since it is so easy to nudge the rig off the specified
frequency. On anything other than 60 meters, I wouldn't care.

Am I missing something? Would appreciate any comments!

Regards,

Dick,

K1SW

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Don Wilhelm

Re: KX2 Memory Operation Question

Dick,

Look up "Channel Hopping" in the manual, that should help you with the KX2.

If you plan to operate CW on 60 meters, you will have to add another set
of memories that takes you to the channel center rather than to 1.5k
below center as is used for USB mode.

It is not available for the K1, K2 or KX1, but works for all the others.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 12/19/2016 2:24 PM, rfphelps wrote:

> I've had 16 years of Elecraft experience with the K2 and a bit less with the
> K1 and KX1 - then I added a KX2 last September! Operating it has been a
> real blast!
>
> I suspect that my question is generic to the K3, KX3 and KX2.
>
>
>
> Operation on 60 meters pretty much requires that you program the five CW and
> five SSB frequencies in memory channels to avoid a harmless "misstep" which
> might offend our FCC friends. I've stored the frequencies in Channels 61
> through 70 and labeled them appropriately. I then recall the memory channel
> that I want to operate on. So far, so good.
>
>
>
> The instant that I go into transmit, the rig transfers the frequency, mode,
> et al into the VFO mode and subsequent operation is conducted on the freely
> tunable VFO with no reference to the memory channel. I find this to be a
> bit unnerving since it is so easy to nudge the rig off the specified
> frequency. On anything other than 60 meters, I wouldn't care.
>
>
>
> Am I missing something? Would appreciate any comments!
>
> Regards,
>
> Dick,
>
> K1SW
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Bill Frantz

Re: KX2 Memory Operation Question

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I have not done any 60M operation on my KX3, but on my K3, I
have the per-band memories on 60M set up for the channels,
getting all 5 them by assigning the extra to VFO-B and swapping
VFOs if necessary. I have had the problem of tuning off the DX
frequency while groping for the knobs on the K3, so I got in the
habit of using the (hold)-LOCK function to cover my tail. My KX3
does lock by holding the KHZ button for about 3 seconds.

73 Bill AE6JV

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Nr4c

Re: KX2 Memory Operation Question

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So lock the VFO.

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...nr4c. bill

> On Dec 19, 2016, at 2:24 PM, rfphelps <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> I've had 16 years of Elecraft experience with the K2 and a bit less with the
> K1 and KX1 - then I added a KX2 last September! Operating it has been a
> real blast!
>
> I suspect that my question is generic to the K3, KX3 and KX2.
>
>
>
> Operation on 60 meters pretty much requires that you program the five CW and
> five SSB frequencies in memory channels to avoid a harmless "misstep" which
> might offend our FCC friends. I've stored the frequencies in Channels 61
> through 70 and labeled them appropriately. I then recall the memory channel
> that I want to operate on. So far, so good.
>
>
>
> The instant that I go into transmit, the rig transfers the frequency, mode,
> et al into the VFO mode and subsequent operation is conducted on the freely
> tunable VFO with no reference to the memory channel. I find this to be a
> bit unnerving since it is so easy to nudge the rig off the specified
> frequency. On anything other than 60 meters, I wouldn't care.
>
>
>
> Am I missing something? Would appreciate any comments!
>
> Regards,
>
> Dick,
>
> K1SW
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Richard Phelps

Re: KX2 Memory Operation Question

In reply to this post by Don Wilhelm

Thanks to Don, Bill and Bill for your responses!

Don's response about the use of "channel hopping", with a few extra words,
solves the dilemma of having a freely tunable VFO on 60 meters. When you
recall any one group of ten memories (5 CW and 5 USB) with an "*" as the
first character in the memory channel name, the VFO A knob does nothing but
cycle from one stored "*" channel in that group to the next in a continuous
loop and the VFO "B" knob does nothing at all related to frequency.

The other half of the answer is that memory channels in these rigs serve
only as a 'reminder' to be placed into the freely tunable VFO for use. I
was expecting memory behavior to be akin to what you find on VHF/UHF FM
rigs. Obviously, that is not the case. Problem solved!

Regards,
Dick,
K1SW

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