[Elecraft] Regarding the K3, PW-1 and ALC

[Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604]

This came across the Icom list a few minutes ago, and I took a look.
Look for yourself at page 35 of the referenced document, but I'll
quote it, too.

"Non-Icom radios may or may not use the ALC feature. It is recommended
to not use ALC with a non-Icom radio and to control the power manually
on the radio."

So, if you want to follow Icom's recommendation for the PW-1, the
question of the K3's ALC level is moot.

I'm amused, frankly.  Thanks Dick.

I suspect it'd be easy to use a PIC (as in PICAXE, even) to translate
the K3's frequency messages to Icom's CIV equivalents.
If someone will give me a PW-1 (to keep), I'll do it!!! 8-)

I'm just waiting for it to start raining to do the K3 to IC2KL band
select hack.

73, doug


   From: "Dick Dievendorff" <dieven at comcast.net>
   Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 11:23:12 -0800

   Try this:
   http://icomamerica.com/en/support/kb/Article.aspx?ArticleNumber=615A26584A

   There's a place where you want to turn off the transceiver that isn't
   immediately obvious from the PW-1 instruction manual.

   Dick, K6KR