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dwines

PX3 Beta 1.25 - Good news, bad news

Good news is: It works!!

Bad news: Not quite the way I expected. I set up my span for 50kHz, centered on 21.025. As long as I stay on that span (21.000 - 21.050) everything is great. When I tune past 21.050 ( I expected the span to be 21.050 - 21.100 and the cursor to be just past 21.050 on the left side of the screen, just like the P3) but the cursor jumps to the middle of the screen at 21.050 with the span now from 21.025 - 21.075 which gives an overlap of 25kHz for each screen change.

Is this a bug or a necessary programming function with the new software?

Thanks
Don, K5DW
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k6dgw

Re: PX3 Beta 1.25 - Good news, bad news

Possibly that's a menu-selectable option, it is on the P3.

73,

Fred K6DGW
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- CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015
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On 4/21/2015 9:52 AM, [hidden email] wrote:

> Good news is: It works!!
>
> Bad news: Not quite the way I expected. I set up my span for 50kHz,
> centered on 21.025. As long as I stay on that span (21.000 - 21.050)
> everything is great. When I tune past 21.050 ( I expected the span to
> be 21.050 - 21.100 and the cursor to be just past 21.050 on the left
> side of the screen, just like the P3) but the cursor jumps to the
> middle of the screen at 21.050 with the span now from 21.025 - 21.075
> which gives an overlap of 25kHz for each screen change.
>
> Is this a bug or a necessary programming function with the new
> software?
>
> Thanks Don, K5DW

dwines

Re: PX3 Beta 1.25 - Good news, bad news

Bingo! Got it. FixMode toggle. Never used it on the P3. Guess it pays to RTFM! :>))

Thanks Fred,
Don, K5DW

---- Fred Jensen <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Possibly that's a menu-selectable option, it is on the P3.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015
> - www.cqp.org
>
> On 4/21/2015 9:52 AM, [hidden email] wrote:
> > Good news is: It works!!
> >
> > Bad news: Not quite the way I expected. I set up my span for 50kHz,
> > centered on 21.025. As long as I stay on that span (21.000 - 21.050)
> > everything is great. When I tune past 21.050 ( I expected the span to
> > be 21.050 - 21.100 and the cursor to be just past 21.050 on the left
> > side of the screen, just like the P3) but the cursor jumps to the
> > middle of the screen at 21.050 with the span now from 21.025 - 21.075
> > which gives an overlap of 25kHz for each screen change.
> >
> > Is this a bug or a necessary programming function with the new
> > software?
> >
> > Thanks Don, K5DW
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Cady, Fred

Re: PX3 Beta 1.25 - Good news, bad news

In reply to this post by dwines

Sounds like you have FixMode in Half Span. Change it to Full Span.
Cheers,
Fred KE7X

-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of [hidden email]
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 10:52 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: [Elecraft] PX3 Beta 1.25 - Good news, bad news

Good news is: It works!!

Bad news: Not quite the way I expected. I set up my span for 50kHz, centered on 21.025. As long as I stay on that span (21.000 - 21.050) everything is great. When I tune past 21.050 ( I expected the span to be 21.050 - 21.100 and the cursor to be just past 21.050 on the left side of the screen, just like the P3) but the cursor jumps to the middle of the screen at 21.050 with the span now from 21.025 - 21.075 which gives an overlap of 25kHz for each screen change.

Is this a bug or a necessary programming function with the new software?

Thanks
Don, K5DW
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Phil Wheeler-2

Re: PX3 Beta 1.25 - Good news, bad news

Funny: I prefer the half span. Every now and then
there will be a station right on 21.050 :-)

Phil W7OX

On 4/21/15 3:50 PM, Cady, Fred wrote:

> Sounds like you have FixMode in Half Span. Change it to Full Span.
> Cheers,
> Fred KE7X
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of [hidden email]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 10:52 AM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: [Elecraft] PX3 Beta 1.25 - Good news, bad news
>
> Good news is: It works!!
>
> Bad news: Not quite the way I expected. I set up my span for 50kHz, centered on 21.025. As long as I stay on that span (21.000 - 21.050) everything is great. When I tune past 21.050 ( I expected the span to be 21.050 - 21.100 and the cursor to be just past 21.050 on the left side of the screen, just like the P3) but the cursor jumps to the middle of the screen at 21.050 with the span now from 21.025 - 21.075 which gives an overlap of 25kHz for each screen change.
>
> Is this a bug or a necessary programming function with the new software?
>
> Thanks
> Don, K5DW

Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ

Re: PX3 Beta 1.25 - Good news, bad news

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In reply to this post by dwines

You can also use the menu to set the display window behavior in fixed tune when
you tune the VFO past the edge of the window. It can jump to the next segment,
slide smoothly as you drag the window, or not move at all.

73,
Eric
elecraft.com

On 4/21/2015 10:33 AM, [hidden email] wrote:

> Bingo! Got it. FixMode toggle. Never used it on the P3. Guess it pays to RTFM! :>))
>
> Thanks Fred,
> Don, K5DW
>
>
> On 4/21/2015 9:52 AM, [hidden email] wrote:
>>> Good news is: It works!!
>>>
>>> Bad news: Not quite the way I expected. I set up my span for 50kHz,
>>> centered on 21.025. As long as I stay on that span (21.000 - 21.050)
>>> everything is great. When I tune past 21.050 ( I expected the span to
>>> be 21.050 - 21.100 and the cursor to be just past 21.050 on the left
>>> side of the screen, just like the P3) but the cursor jumps to the
>>> middle of the screen at 21.050 with the span now from 21.025 - 21.075
>>> which gives an overlap of 25kHz for each screen change.
>>>
>>> Is this a bug or a necessary programming function with the new
>>> software?
>>>
>>> Thanks Don, K5DW
>>

Cady, Fred

Re: PX3 Beta 1.25 - Good news, bad news

In reply to this post by Phil Wheeler-2

I use half span when just dxing, operating, etc, and full span when contesting so the waterfall has more time to integrate.

-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Phil Wheeler
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 5:17 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] PX3 Beta 1.25 - Good news, bad news

Funny: I prefer the half span. Every now and then there will be a station right on 21.050 :-)

Phil W7OX

On 4/21/15 3:50 PM, Cady, Fred wrote:

> Sounds like you have FixMode in Half Span. Change it to Full Span.
> Cheers,
> Fred KE7X
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
> [hidden email]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 10:52 AM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: [Elecraft] PX3 Beta 1.25 - Good news, bad news
>
> Good news is: It works!!
>
> Bad news: Not quite the way I expected. I set up my span for 50kHz, centered on 21.025. As long as I stay on that span (21.000 - 21.050) everything is great. When I tune past 21.050 ( I expected the span to be 21.050 - 21.100 and the cursor to be just past 21.050 on the left side of the screen, just like the P3) but the cursor jumps to the middle of the screen at 21.050 with the span now from 21.025 - 21.075 which gives an overlap of 25kHz for each screen change.
>
> Is this a bug or a necessary programming function with the new software?
>
> Thanks
> Don, K5DW

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