[Elecraft] K1 No tone-does transmit

Don Wilhelm w3fpr at embarqmail.com
Mon Dec 10 10:56:16 EST 2007


Rich,

There is no sidetone sent to the headphones/speaker during a TUNE 
operation - only during keying.
It sounds like your K1 is operating as it should.  Go ahead with the 
transmit alignment - you don't need the sidetone to adjust for maximum 
RF output.

73,
Don W3FPR

Richard HIll wrote:
> I'm trying to understand why I can't seem to get my K1 to emit a tone when I
> press + and - but I do hear dits and dahs in my earphones when I transmit
> and I do hear dits and dahs in my other radio when I transmit into a dummy
> load.  I'm trying to do a final alignment.  Can you do a final alignment
> with key down rather than via tone?
>
>   


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