[KX3] VFO B Slow Tuning

[W4JBB]

I cannot remember where I read it and I've since deleted the email, but
someone asked if VFO B on the KX3 could be tuned faster.

First, I have not found a way to tune it faster other than by making
sure VFO tunes in 10 Hz steps.

Second, using Fred Cady's KX3 book and the K3/KX3 programming guide, I
was able to program PF1 to "UP 1" in CW and then take the split and sub
back out by sequencing my macros:

CWSPLT: MD3;SWT25;SWT25;FT1;SB1;UPB4;MN110;SWT27;SWH18;MN255;
UNSPLT: SB0;FR0;MN110;SWT19;SWH18;MN255;

Each press of PF1 loops through the two macros:

CWSPLT - First press puts you in CW mode (MD3); second taps A>B twice
(SWT25;SWT25) to copy VFO A to VFO B; third changes to VFO B transmit
(FT1); fourth turns on dual watch (SB1); fifth tells you to go up 1 kHz
(UPB4). Now comes the sequencing MN110 puts you into MENU mode and
selects the MACRO x menu; SWT27 tells you to select Macro 2n (UNSPLT)
and put it in play; SWH18 tells it to program to PF1; and MN255 exits
MENU mode.

UNSPLT - SB0 changes transmit to VFO A; FR0 cancels split; MN110 enters
MENU mode; SWT19 taps 1 to select MACRO 1 (CWSPLT); SWH18 programs it to
PF1; and MN255 exits the MENU.

This could be done to program SSB splits (I guess 3 kHz?) too. Just
change the MD and UPB appropriately.

Have fun.

73/72,
Joel - W4JBB
Choosing to operate simply with my barefoot KX3 #1479 for September 2014
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[Don Wilhelm-4]

Joel,

Set VFO CRS in the menu to whatever step size you want for each mode -
it is a per mode setting.
I have mine set to 0.5 for SSB and 0.1 for CW.  Make sure RIT and XIT
are turned off and the OFS LED is on.

73,
Don W3FPR
On 9/10/2014 6:43 PM, Joel Black wrote:
> I cannot remember where I read it and I've since deleted the email,
> but someone asked if VFO B on the KX3 could be tuned faster.
>
> First, I have not found a way to tune it faster other than by making
> sure VFO tunes in 10 Hz steps.
>

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[W4JBB]

Don,

I learn something new everyday.

Thanks,
Joel - W4JBB

On 9/10/14, 6:06 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

> Joel,
>
> Set VFO CRS in the menu to whatever step size you want for each mode -
> it is a per mode setting.
> I have mine set to 0.5 for SSB and 0.1 for CW.  Make sure RIT and XIT
> are turned off and the OFS LED is on.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> On 9/10/2014 6:43 PM, Joel Black wrote:
>> I cannot remember where I read it and I've since deleted the email,
>> but someone asked if VFO B on the KX3 could be tuned faster.
>>
>> First, I have not found a way to tune it faster other than by making
>> sure VFO tunes in 10 Hz steps.
>>
>
>

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