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KX3 - RCL REQ when trying to channel hop (scan)?

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Mike Parkes

KX3 - RCL REQ when trying to channel hop (scan)?

I am trying to figure out what is causing RCL REQ to show up on the display
when I am trying to scan channels (channel hopping is what the manual calls
it) and not entering Scanning.
For example, I have 28 memory channels assigned with local 2 meter repeater
freqs. (*) prefix on the labels...

Turn radio on.
Vfo A selected.
Press and hold Band+/RCL.
That shows memory channel 17 flashing on the display.
Press and hold SCAN.
"RCL REQ" appears on the display for a few seconds, and the kx3 does not
begin scanning.

If I dial in *another* channel, then SCAN works. It seems weird that I have
to find a different men channel besides the one that first shows up?
What is "RCL REQ"?
Thanks,
Mike AB7RU
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Don Wilhelm

Re: KX3 - RCL REQ when trying to channel hop (scan)?

That would be "ReCalL REQuired".
Channel Hopping is different than Scanning. For Normal Scanning to
work, you must enter a start and end frequency - except in the case of a
Live Scan. Something is missing from your memory channel 17. Does it
have an "*" in the label and is it adjacent to the other memory slots
that you want to have in the Live Scan?

For Channel Hopping or Live Scan, you store the channels in memory with
an "*" label as you have done. Then you do a memory recall for one of
those channels. The KX3 will go to that channel. Use the VFO knob to
hop from one channel to the next.

Are the channels with the (*) in adjacent memory slots? - that is a
requirement. You must have a non "*" memory on either side of the
hopping (or Live Scanning) group.
Make certain the memory for the channel you start on has an "*" in the
label.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/4/2018 2:31 PM, Mike Parkes wrote:

> I am trying to figure out what is causing RCL REQ to show up on the display
> when I am trying to scan channels (channel hopping is what the manual calls
> it) and not entering Scanning.
> For example, I have 28 memory channels assigned with local 2 meter repeater
> freqs. (*) prefix on the labels...
>
> Turn radio on.
> Vfo A selected.
> Press and hold Band+/RCL.
> That shows memory channel 17 flashing on the display.
> Press and hold SCAN.
> "RCL REQ" appears on the display for a few seconds, and the kx3 does not
> begin scanning.
>
> If I dial in *another* channel, then SCAN works. It seems weird that I have
> to find a different men channel besides the one that first shows up?
> What is "RCL REQ"?

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k6dgw

Re: KX3 - RCL REQ when trying to channel hop (scan)?

To the list, others may have set up this way:

In my memory channels, the 5 60 meter channels are set up for channel
hopping, with VFO A being the center of the channel and CW, and VFO B
being the lower edge of the channel [carrier position], and USB.
Selecting a channel then lets me switch between CW and USB with the A/B
switch.

Changing the VFO A steps through the 5 channels. However, it does not
seem to take VFO B with it. VFO B remains on the first channel selected.

I set the memories up with the K3 Freq Memory editor. Am I doing
something wrong, or is this how it works. If the latter ... any chance
it could be set to take VFO B along with a rotation of VFO A?

73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 1/4/2018 1:09 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> For Channel Hopping or Live Scan, you store the channels in memory
> with an "*" label as you have done. Then you do a memory recall for
> one of those channels. The KX3 will go to that channel. Use the VFO
> knob to hop from one channel to the next.

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Cady, Fred-2

Re: KX3 - RCL REQ when trying to channel hop (scan)?

That's the behavior you get when VFO IND is yes. It will do that on any memory recall -- only retrieve VFO A and not VFO B.

Cheers and HNY,

Fred KE7X

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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 - RCL REQ when trying to channel hop (scan)?

To the list, others may have set up this way:

In my memory channels, the 5 60 meter channels are set up for channel
hopping, with VFO A being the center of the channel and CW, and VFO B
being the lower edge of the channel [carrier position], and USB.
Selecting a channel then lets me switch between CW and USB with the A/B
switch.

Changing the VFO A steps through the 5 channels. However, it does not
seem to take VFO B with it. VFO B remains on the first channel selected.

I set the memories up with the K3 Freq Memory editor. Am I doing
something wrong, or is this how it works. If the latter ... any chance
it could be set to take VFO B along with a rotation of VFO A?

73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 1/4/2018 1:09 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> For Channel Hopping or Live Scan, you store the channels in memory
> with an "*" label as you have done. Then you do a memory recall for
> one of those channels. The KX3 will go to that channel. Use the VFO
> knob to hop from one channel to the next.

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k6dgw

Re: KX3 - RCL REQ when trying to channel hop (scan)?

It's certainly possible this is a technical difficulty in my mind, it's
happened before and is increasingly common as I accumulate birthdays:

-- CONFIG-->VFO IND="no"
-- M->V, observe the lowest channel in A and B with *, M->V again
-- 5.332.000/Mode=CW in A, 5.330.500/Mode=USB in B
-- Turn Big Knob up one channel
-- 5.348.000/Mode=CW in A, B didn't change

73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 1/4/2018 2:13 PM, Cady, Fred wrote:
>
> That's the behavior you get when VFO IND is yes. It will do that on
> any memory recall -- only retrieve VFO A and not VFO B.
>
> Cheers and HNY,
>
> Fred KE7X
>
>

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Mike Parkes

Re: KX3 - RCL REQ when trying to channel hop (scan)?

In reply to this post by Don Wilhelm

Thanks Don,
Channel hoping works fine, but the software appears to looking for me to
turn the main vfo to any other men channel before it will accept SCAN. Yes
I have * prefix for each channel that I want "hopped" through. Channel 17
is not the issue, I just used that as an example. I just struck me as odd
that I can't initiate the channel hopping without having to manually select
a specific channel? All I want is to start the scan, why do I have to
select a different men channel than the one that is invoked with the RCL
button. It just struck me as odd is all. Not a big deal, was just curious
why it was forcing s different channel selection before it begins channel
hopping.

Yes, the channels are all in adjacent men slots, 00-28 and all of these use
* prefix. Are you saying I have to assign CH 00 (or 99?)without the * to
get this to scan without giving the RCL REQ?

Thanks, mike

On Jan 4, 2018 1:09 PM, "Don Wilhelm" <[hidden email]> wrote:

That would be "ReCalL REQuired".
Channel Hopping is different than Scanning. For Normal Scanning to work,
you must enter a start and end frequency - except in the case of a Live
Scan. Something is missing from your memory channel 17. Does it have an
"*" in the label and is it adjacent to the other memory slots that you want
to have in the Live Scan?

For Channel Hopping or Live Scan, you store the channels in memory with an
"*" label as you have done. Then you do a memory recall for one of those
channels. The KX3 will go to that channel. Use the VFO knob to hop from
one channel to the next.

Are the channels with the (*) in adjacent memory slots? - that is a
requirement. You must have a non "*" memory on either side of the hopping
(or Live Scanning) group.
Make certain the memory for the channel you start on has an "*" in the
label.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/4/2018 2:31 PM, Mike Parkes wrote:

> I am trying to figure out what is causing RCL REQ to show up on the display
> when I am trying to scan channels (channel hopping is what the manual calls
> it) and not entering Scanning.
> For example, I have 28 memory channels assigned with local 2 meter repeater
> freqs. (*) prefix on the labels...
>
> Turn radio on.
> Vfo A selected.
> Press and hold Band+/RCL.
> That shows memory channel 17 flashing on the display.
> Press and hold SCAN.
> "RCL REQ" appears on the display for a few seconds, and the kx3 does not
> begin scanning.
>
> If I dial in *another* channel, then SCAN works. It seems weird that I have
>
> to find a different men channel besides the one that first shows up?
> What is "RCL REQ"?
>

Don Wilhelm

Re: KX3 - RCL REQ when trying to channel hop (scan)?

Mike,

Given that the K3 and KX3 memories work roughly the same, I am guessing
that the KX3 memories have some quirk related to the K3 "Quick Memories".

In the K3, the first 10 memory slots (00 - 09) are 'Quick Memories' that
work differently than for the KX3.

So since you are using memories 00 thru 28, do a quick test - remove the
"*" from the label for memory 09 and try the scan from memory 10 upward.
If that works, it will confirm my guess that you cannot include memories
00 thru 09 in a memory scan on the KX3.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/4/2018 9:43 PM, Mike Parkes wrote:

> Thanks Don,
> Channel hoping works fine, but the software appears to looking for me to
> turn the main vfo to any other men channel before it will accept SCAN. Yes
> I have * prefix for each channel that I want "hopped" through. Channel 17
> is not the issue, I just used that as an example. I just struck me as odd
> that I can't initiate the channel hopping without having to manually select
> a specific channel? All I want is to start the scan, why do I have to
> select a different men channel than the one that is invoked with the RCL
> button. It just struck me as odd is all. Not a big deal, was just curious
> why it was forcing s different channel selection before it begins channel
> hopping.
>
> Yes, the channels are all in adjacent men slots, 00-28 and all of these use
> * prefix. Are you saying I have to assign CH 00 (or 99?)without the * to
> get this to scan without giving the RCL REQ?