Julian, G4ILO wrote: > > Bill Coleman N2BC wrote: > >> I would like to see a command that would provide a simple direct band >> change. >> >> Right now the K3 'knows' the last frequency and mode used on each band, >> tap BAND UP or DOWN and the K3 returns to the last used freq and mode on >> the selected band. >> >> Programatically there are two ways to change bands now: >> 1) Issue "FA" or "FB" which would override the last used frequency >> 2) Issue a series of UP / DOWN taps to the BAND switch >> >> I'm writing some code and would like to be able to return the K3 to it's >> initial state on each band when the application is finished. #1 won't >> do it and #2 is slow (and noisy!). >> >> This should be pretty low on the todo list, but I'd like to see get it >> on the list! >> >> >> > > I think it's up to the software developer to store the last used frequency, > mode etc. on each band so that you can restore them. The command set > provides everything you need to do that. The K3's habit of restoring > frequency and mode is more of a hindrance than a help for logging programs, > which often end up fighting it. > > I considered this when I was writing KComm but I decided it was not worth > the trouble. Half the time going to the frequency you last used on a band is > not what you want. If there is a station you are interested in on one band > and you want to listen on another and then return back to it, the solution > to that in KComm is to create a "shortcut" for that frequency, which you can > delete when you have finished with it. > > ----- > Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. > http://www.g4ilo.com/ G4ILO's Shack http://www.ham-directory.com/ Ham > Directory http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html KComm for Elecraft K2 and K3 > Julian, my objective is to return the K3 to the state is was before my app ran... Therefore, the only way to change bands is to "Tap" the BAND key and read/save the state for each band. This is complicated by how the user has setup the BAND IN/OUT sequence. None of this a a major problem, but stepping through the bands by tapping BAND UP or DOWN is slow. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected]
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