[Elecraft] Re: K1 backlight on/off using AGC menu entry

[wayne burdick]

Sandy, W5TVW wrote:

> Wayne,
>     Where is the info on using AGC on/off for turning light on and off?
> Nothing on my modification sheet about it.  Also nothing on sheet
> currently at Elecraft website.

Sorry about that, Sandy. This information was actually in the e-mail I 
sent announcing the backlight, not in the instruction sheet. Here it 
is:

ON/OFF Control

The backlight draws only 6 to 10 mA, but you can add on/off control if 
desired. One possibility is to use a switch mounted on the left side 
panel. However, since most K1 owners never turn off AGC, it may be 
preferable to use the AGC menu entry to control the backlight. To do 
this: (1) cut the RF board trace running from pin 8 of J6 to C31; (2) 
add a jumper on the bottom of the RF board from J6 pin 8 to P1 pin 18; 
(3) use another jumper to connect the cathode (K) lead of the backlight 
LED to pin 18 of J1 on the front panel board.

The AGC menu entry can be assigned to PFn if you don't use this switch 
for XIT or some other function.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

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