[Elecraft] PTT

[Lyle Johnson]

> I think this is another case of a need for a simple block diagram.

Somehow this was made to appear complicated.  It really isn't.  Here are 
the three rules:

1) If you want the transmitter on, press PTT.

2) If you want the receiver on, don't press PTT.

3) If you don't want to bother with PTT, select VOX -- the radio will 
still respond to PTT, but it is no longer required.


These rules are true for SSB, CW, DATA, you name it. It isn't about 
modes or how many watts are being put out the antenna connector; it's 
about the transmit path inside the radio being active or not.  It might 
be active but transmitting nothing.  RF output set to 0, pause in 
speech, CW element space when not in QSK, etc.

73,

Lyle KK7P