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SPOT for SSB feature request

Bill Frantz
A small item for the infinitely long desired feature list:

I have noticed that SSB stations usually transmit on multiples
of 500 Hz -- For example the Elecraft SSB net 14.3035 MHz and
and W1AW/5 on 28.4570 MHz. If pressing SPOT when in SSB mode
would set the frequency to the nearest multiple of 500 Hz it
would quite useful.

Cheers - Bill, AE6JV

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Re: SPOT for SSB feature request

Don Wilhelm-4
Bill,

One thing you might want to check is your menu setting for VFO CRS (VFO
Coarse Tuning).  You could set that to 500 Hz for SSB - it is a per band
setting.

That may not help with your request about the SPOT button, but it may be
a good substitute.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 2/2/2014 4:30 PM, Bill Frantz wrote:
> A small item for the infinitely long desired feature list:
>
> I have noticed that SSB stations usually transmit on multiples of 500
> Hz -- For example the Elecraft SSB net 14.3035 MHz and and W1AW/5 on
> 28.4570 MHz. If pressing SPOT when in SSB mode would set the frequency
> to the nearest multiple of 500 Hz it would quite useful.
>

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Re: SPOT for SSB feature request

Don Wilhelm-4
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Sorry about that - replace 'per band' with 'per mode' in the post below.
73,
Don W3FPR
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Bill,

One thing you might want to check is your menu setting for VFO CRS (VFO
Coarse Tuning).  You could set that to 500 Hz for SSB - it is a per band
setting.

That may not help with your request about the SPOT button, but it may be
a good substitute.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 2/2/2014 4:30 PM, Bill Frantz wrote:
> A small item for the infinitely long desired feature list:
>
> I have noticed that SSB stations usually transmit on multiples of 500
> Hz -- For example the Elecraft SSB net 14.3035 MHz and and W1AW/5 on
> 28.4570 MHz. If pressing SPOT when in SSB mode would set the frequency
> to the nearest multiple of 500 Hz it would quite useful.
>

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Re: SPOT for SSB feature request

Bill Frantz
Indeed Don, that change has helped a lot. Now I can tune the
vast majority of SSB signals on 160, 80, 20, 15, and 10 meters
while in coarse mode.

I have noticed that some of my tuning problems seem to be slow
response from the K3 - P3 - SVGA link. I usually tune SSB
looking at the waterfall on the SVGA screen. There is a bit of
lag updating the vertical stripe showing bandwidth and the tuned
frequency at the top middle of the screen. My hand gets ahead of
the screen. I think this problem would go away if I looked at
the K3 display, but then I can't see where the signal is.

Cheers - Bill, AE6JV

On 2/3/14 at 1:36 PM, [hidden email] (Don Wilhelm) wrote:

>One thing you might want to check is your menu setting for VFO
>CRS (VFO Coarse Tuning).  You could set that to 500 Hz for SSB
>- it is a per mode setting.
>
>That may not help with your request about the SPOT button, but it may be a good substitute.

>On 2/2/2014 4:30 PM, Bill Frantz wrote:
>>A small item for the infinitely long desired feature list:
>>
>>I have noticed that SSB stations usually transmit on multiples of 500
>>Hz -- For example the Elecraft SSB net 14.3035 MHz and and W1AW/5 on
>>28.4570 MHz. If pressing SPOT when in SSB mode would set the frequency
>>to the nearest multiple of 500 Hz it would quite useful.
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