[Elecraft] K3-Zerobeat and sidetone

[Thom LaCosta]

On Tue, 25 Sep 2007, Tree wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 25, 2007 at 06:43:28AM -0400, Thom LaCosta wrote:
>
>> If the sidetone in the K3 is adjusted to a value other than default(which
>> is ?), is the offset adjusted along with it?  Does one need to realign
>> anything if the sidetone frequency is adjusted?
>
> Nope - the filters come along for the ride - free of charge.

Great...and the tone itself can be adjusted?  I favor the lower tones.
>
>> What indication(s) does the K3 provide for zerobeat?
>
> You can press the SPOT button and hear the offset tone while tuning in
> the station.

And it changes pitch as one gets closer to zerobeat?
>
> You can enable the CWT feature - which gives an indication of the beat
> not with respect to zero beat.  In this mode - pressing the SPOT button
> will enable the AUTO SPOT feature - and the radio will tune in the station
> automatically.

That's really nice..

thanks for the info.

73 - k3hrn
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