[Elecraft] [K3] CW/PTT/VOX

[Alexandr Kobranov]

Hello Jean,
see in text:

Jean-Claude Abauzit napsal(a):
> The way the K3 behave seems absolutely normal. You cannot have your cake 
> and eat it.
> To be able to send CW while in SSB the rig has to be in VOX mode.
> When PTT is engaged you must first press the PTT to transmit and if the 
> rig is in SSB mode it will transmit in SSB.
> I have a question: is the PTT/VOX setting mode specific? Can you have 
> PTT in SSB and VOX in CW?
Yes, the PTT/VOX setting is mode dependent - you can choose it per mode...
> My FT-897 is set that way: PTT for SSB and VOX for CW. If I listen in 
> SSB and want to transmit CW - for example when a weak station does not 
> hear me - I just hit the paddles. To trasmit in SSB I press the foot 
> switch. I am not a fan of VOX in SSB.
Correct :-)
(Keep in mind if using Key out for keying up linears or transverters 
that there is Key out activated even if you have no VOX active just by 
hitting the Key. So name of the port is correct - it is Key out no PTT 
out :-)
So in total PTT mode (PTT for all modes) and in SSB it is activated 
only by hitting the Key. NO RF IS GOING OUT - it is OK, but realays in 
the rest of system - using Key out as T/R control - are activated.)

> If I wanted to use PTT to switch an amplifier SSB and CW would have to 
> use the PTT mode and I would lose the auto CW feature, nothing I could 
> do about it.
No, just define VOX/QSK for CW mode and switch to SSB, on SSB you can 
have PTT mode and Auto-CW will run correctly using CW QSK settings.
In 2.02 working fine as I tried.
> 
> Jean-Claude PJ2BVU
> 

73!
Lexa, -dst-

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