[Elecraft] K3 Auto Spot vs CWT

[Brett Howard]

Agreed...

On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 5:07 PM, W7TEA <gtuck at mac.com> wrote:
>
> Fred, I find that Auto-Spot will find ever so slightly different frequencies
> if you select it a couple of times. My favorite method is to use Spot alone,
> although
> I'm hoping the Spot volume can be adjustable in the near future.  If I've
> the
> Sidetone volume at the proper level, the Spot volume is too low.
>
> Have fun,  Gary W7TEA
>
>
>
> Fred Jensen wrote:
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I have a very flat learning curve, so I take it one function at a time.
>>    Lots of functions in my K3, it's going to take awhile to get through
>> all of them :-)
>>
>> Today's function was Auto-Spot.  I've been using CWT exclusively.  Today
>> on ECN, I tapped SPOT on Kevin and the frequency changed just a little.
>>   When I transmitted, the sidetone sounded to my damaged ears like I was
>> dead zero beat with him.  However, the CWT bar flickered down one notch
>> about half the time.  Kevin was running between 429 and 559, readable
>> all the time except in quick deep fades, and not a lot of noise.  What
>> noise there was was taken out by the NB.  Seems like several
>> possibilities:
>>
>> 1.  I don't really have a clue as to CWT vs Auto-Spot and could use some
>> education.
>>
>> 2.  I've got something mis-adjusted in some menu.
>>
>> 3.  There is nothing wrong
>>
>> I'd like to check off Auto-Spot as a function of my K3 that I finally
>> understand.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Fred K6DGW
>> - Northern California Contest Club
>> - CU in the 2008 Cal QSO Party  4-5 Oct 08
>> - www.cqp.org
>>
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