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Dick Frey

Mode memory by band

During the recent SS, I was having to change for LSB to USB or the reverse
every time I changed between 40m and 20m. SSB is not a major mode for me so
it was the first time in a contest. I looked through the book and could not
find anything about teaching it which sideband is prefered on each band.
What am I missing?

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Dick - K4XU
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Julian, G4ILO

Re: Mode memory by band

Dick Frey wrote

During the recent SS, I was having to change for LSB to USB or the reverse
every time I changed between 40m and 20m. SSB is not a major mode for me so
it was the first time in a contest. I looked through the book and could not
find anything about teaching it which sideband is prefered on each band.
What am I missing?

The K3 normally remembers the mode you last used on each band. If you set it to LSB on 40m then that should not have affected the USB on 20m and it should remember those modes whenever you change bands. I never experience the problem you describe.

I suspect that you were using some kind of logging software. If it tries to set the mode instead of leaving it to the K3 to do that then it could be causing the problem.

Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222 KX3 #110
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Joe Subich, W4TV-4

Re: Mode memory by band

Julian,

> I suspect that you were using some kind of logging software.
> If it tries to set the mode instead of leaving it to the K3
> to do that then it could be causing the problem.

You are correct, N1MM Logger is sending the MD; command before
the FA; command. When going from 40 to 20 meters, this changes
the mode on 40 meters to USB then switches to 20. In the other
direction, the mode on 20 is changed to LSB then the K3 is
switched to 40 meters (where it had been set to USB when leaving
the band).

This is a bug in N1MM Logger.

73,

... Joe, W4TV

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> Dick Frey wrote:
> >
> > During the recent SS, I was having to change for LSB to USB or the
> > reverse every time I changed between 40m and 20m. SSB is
> not a major
> > mode for me so it was the first time in a contest. I looked through
> > the book and could not
> > find anything about teaching it which sideband is prefered
> on each band.
> > What am I missing?
> >
> The K3 normally remembers the mode you last used on each
> band. If you set it to LSB on 40m then that should not have
> affected the USB on 20m and it should remember those modes
> whenever you change bands. I never experience the problem you
> describe.
>
> I suspect that you were using some kind of logging software.
> If it tries to set the mode instead of leaving it to the K3
> to do that then it could be causing the problem.
>
> -----
> Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222.
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Jim Brown-10

Re: Mode memory by band

On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:04:40 -0500, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:

>This is a bug in N1MM Logger.

This has happened to me several times. But back to the original post
-- how can we change from LSB to USB when it's wrong? I can't find
it in the manual either. REV doesn't work.

73,

Jim K9YC

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KK7P

Re: Mode memory by band

> -- how can we change from LSB to USB when it's wrong?

Hold Alt under the MODE switch to toggle between: USB and LSB; CW and CW
REV; AM and Synchronous AM; etc.

73,

Lyle KK7P

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Greg - AB7R

Re: Mode memory by band

In reply to this post by Dick Frey

Im not sure but If I understand the problem correctly when using MM to change to another
band that would have a diff sideband the sequence being executed is:

Start on 20M
Click on the 40M button in MM
sets mode to LSB
sets freq to 7.xxx

I think this is setting the mode on 20M to LSB. So when you return to 20M it is not on
USB.

As Joe Subich pointed out, if the sequence were changed to:

Click on 40M button in MM
sets freq to 7.xxx
set mode to LSB

this would not effect the mode on the band you are leaving, only the band you are changing
to.

I have not evaluated this to see the results of the current setup, but there have been a
couple reports so I suspect the problem is real and should be corrected.

-------------------------
73,
Greg - AB7R
Whidbey Island WA
NA-065

On Tue Nov 24 9:58 , Lyle Johnson sent:

>> -- how can we change from LSB to USB when it's wrong?
>
>Hold Alt under the MODE switch to toggle between: USB and LSB; CW and CW
>REV; AM and Synchronous AM; etc.
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>73,
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>Lyle KK7P
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Joe Subich, W4TV-4

Re: Mode memory by band

In reply to this post by Jim Brown-10

ALT works from the K3 front panel or type the proper LSB/USB
into the call box of the N1MM Logger Entry Window.

73,

... Joe, W4TV

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> On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:04:40 -0500, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>
> >This is a bug in N1MM Logger.
>
> This has happened to me several times. But back to the original post
> -- how can we change from LSB to USB when it's wrong? I can't find
> it in the manual either. REV doesn't work.
>
> 73,
>
> Jim K9YC
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