[Elecraft] [Elecraft]RE: Can the K2's "8R HOLD" mode be madepermament?

[Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft]

Yes. Wayne said exactly the opposite. 

He is proposing to have the 8R hold feature ALWAYS enabled. With 8R hold
enabled the external T-R line will stay ON during the QSK delay time set in
the K2, in a similar fashion to most other radios.  This will prevent many
of our tech support calls that result when users do not realize the option
to turn '8R Hold on' exists in the menu.

We were just asking if anyone actually preferred 8R Hold OFF. 

And yes, it will save code space :*)

73, Eric

> On Thu, 10 Oct 2002, Martin wrote:

> > I use 8R Hold for keying my Transverters or my Amp or my Ameritron QSK
> > T/R Switch (which then keys the Amp).
> > Why should I want my Transverter or my QSK-Amplifier to switch to
> > receive during the T-R (QSK) delay time of K2?
> >
> > Did I miss something?
> >
> > 73 Martin, DL1iAQ
> > K2 #2706