Using NORM 1&2 for K3 Bandwidth settings of Filters and DSP in each mode except FM

[John Lawrence]

 Fred

The detailed explanation fills in a key missing detail that I'd not seen
printed anywhere before.

NCCC's  Fred Jensen , thank you for the following:


<<To save your particular settings to a preset, set I/II [your choice] by
HOLDING the knob, and set the radio up as you wish.  They're saved.  If
you toggle to the other preset and do other things, the configuration
will re-appear the next time you toggle to back the first preset.

The NORM function [HOLDING the LO/SHIFT knob] will "normalize" the DSP
and roofing filter settings depending on mode.  There are two NORM's,
creatively named NORM 1 and NORM 2.  Choose your desired DSP BW for CW
and SSB.  HOLD NORM until until <- SAV -> appears.  Without releasing
the knob, rotate it counter-clockwise just a little to save the settings
to NORM 1, clockwise to save to NORM 2.

To get NORM 1 or NORM 2 back, HOLD NORM until <- NOR -> appears, and
without releasing the knob, rotate it slightly counter-clockwise [NORM
1] or clockwise [NORM 2].  When you have NORMalized the radio, two
little "wings" will appear at the ends of the DSP display slanting
downward to indicate that you're set up in one of your 2 normalized
settings.  They will go away as soon as you change DSP settings.

Hope this helps the original questioner.  If you don't have Fred's book,
don't wait, get it.  I've never found much use for the presets and NORM,
I suspect I'm not real creative with my radio. :-)>>


I'll bet, since Elecraft is in NCCC territory, they test for knob knowledge to become a member.  KB!!

I'd been comparing notes on Knob Knowledge with my friend Ron and could'nt make this one function so I could figure out
applications of hte feature.  I can see low band CW contesting with one set of settings and another wider setting for the higher
bands especially while multiplier nunting.  I'm always interesting in more thoughts.

John, W1QS, ex N6JL


 
 
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[k6dgw]

On 2/12/2013 9:52 AM, John Lawrence wrote:

> The detailed explanation fills in a key missing detail that I'd not seen
> printed anywhere before.

I think the NORM's remember your roofing filter settings as well as the
DSP when you do the <- SAV -> drill.  As I said, I haven't really used
them except to try it out.  You should be able to set one up with your
"no QRM" setting, and the other with a narrower filter and restricted
DSP, and toggle between them:

HOLD the knob in until <- NOR -> appears, then, still holding, rotate
CCW [NORM1] or CW [NORM2].  You don't have to rotate the knob very far,
maybe only one encoder pulse?

I have just the "stock" CW and SSB roofing filters that come with the
K3, and they switch when I run the DSP thru 500Hz so the "normalize"
functions don't hold a whole lot of value for me.  I can see that, if
you have additional roofing filters they could be much more useful.

No "knob knowledge tests" for NCCC but there are a bunch of K3's in the
members' shacks, Tom, K5RC has four at two SO2R op positions at W7RN.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2013 Cal QSO Party 5-6 Oct 2013
- www.cqp.org

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