[K3] [Elecraft] Software suggestion: a more prominent TEST indicator

[GW0ETF]

By coincidence I'd posted about this last week (
http://www.nabble.com/forum/ViewPost.jtp?post=18168912&framed=y ) but
thought no-one was interested.

Perhaps my signal was hidden by 'Key-down on power up' QRM.....

Stewart Rolfe, GW0ETF (K3 s/n 145)

G4ILO wrote:
> 
> 
> GM3SEK wrote:
>> 
>> One possibility would be to flash the delta-F LED continuously, in sync 
>> with the annunciator (as that LED's normal warning function is not 
>> needed while in test mode).
>> 
> 
> That's not such a bad idea. Trouble is, there are quite a few other
> "gotchas" that you don't get any obvious warning about, like not having
> VOX enabled when trying to send CW, or having SPLIT or RIT enabled when
> you have forgotten about it. Why single out just one "gotcha" for special
> treatment?
> 
> After the first couple of times, you learn to check for things like that.
> Nobody should expect to be able to operate anything as complex as a K3
> flawlessly without first spending some time learning how to drive it.
> 

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