Just a quick note for those of you drooling in anticipation of your K3s:
Frequency memory control is very flexible, more than compensating for the
lack of dedicated, individual band buttons on the compact front panel. There
are five ways to select frequency:
1. The BAND up/down rocker switch cycles through bands one per tap,
taking you to the previous frequency (and mode and filter, etc.) that you
used on that band. This is effective but slow.
2. Type a frequency into your logging program and it will command the
K3 to that frequency (etc. - I think mode selection will eventually be based
on national allocations).
3. Tap M->V and one of the numeric buttons to select one of 10 global
pre-set frequencies (and mode and filter, etc.).
4. Tap M->V, turn the VFO A knob and tap M->V again to select one of
100 global pre-set frequencies (etc.) including the 10 that are accessible
via a numeric button.
5. Tap M->V and one of the four Mn buttons to select one of 4 per-band
frequencies (etc.).
It's methods 3 and 5 above, the "two-tap" methods, that I really like. I
have set up my 10 numeric button memories with mnemonic settings as follows:
1 - 10m
2 - 20m
3 - 30m
4 - 40m
5 - 15m
6 - 6m
7 - 17m
8 - 80m
9 - 12m (well, no mnemonic there...)
0 - 160m
Thus, with two button taps I can be on a preferred CW frequency on any band
with my mode, filters and other preferences all set.
I have also set up Mn for each band as follows:
M1 - CW
M2 - SSB
M3 - RTTY
Thus, once I am on a band I can change mode (and frequency, filters, etc.)
with two taps. I use M4 as a temporary scratchpad. I may revert M3 to that
purpose as well since I don't operate much RTTY.
This is very fast, very easy and much better than my prior radios (MP, 930,
K2). I love it!
73,
/Rick N6XI
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