If you're into 6 meter SSB, you may want to take advantage of the semi-channelezation that occurs in this band segment. While operators generally start at 50.125, they quickly spread up the band in 5 kHz increments when there's a lot of activity, like today.
The K3 and K3S can hop among a group of channels (frequency memories) on 6 meters, either manually (by rotating the VFO) or automatically (by starting a scan). The setup procedure is described in the owner's manual.
On my K3S I set up 5 frequency memories: 50.125, .130, .135, .140, and .145. In order to use these with channel hopping, they have to be in a group of contiguous memories (I used 50-54), and each one in the group has to have a label with an asterisk (*) in the first character position. You can set these up at the radio itself or using the K3 Frequency Memory Editor.
Once the memories are set up, you can start channel-hop scanning as follows:
1. Do M->V (memory recall), selecting memory #50 with VFO, then tap M->V again. VFO A will can now be used to do manual hopping among the channels.
2. Hold SCAN to start scanning among the 5 channels. The receiver will stay muted during the scan until signals are present.
3. Optionally hold SCAN for > 3 seconds, starting a "Live" scan. In this case the receiver remains unmuted and scanning will continue until you tap any switch or rotate the VFO.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
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