[Elecraft] K3 and QSK

[Vic K2VCO]

Ed Muns wrote:
>> Well...you can set it for full QSK and plug in a footswitch. 
>> Then the footswitch will switch the K3 into transmit. Of 
>> course, hitting the key without pressing the switch will 
>> still cause it to transmit, but you
>> *can* use the footswitch (or PTT output of a computer logging 
>> program).
> 
> This is NOT footswitch-controlled CW!  QSK must be off for PTT/footswitch to
> be useful.

No, QSK must be off for the paddle to not be live. The PTT/Footswitch 
works fine with QSK on. I just tried it.

Why isn't this useful?
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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco