[Elecraft] K3 Key-down on power-up

[G4ILO]

Ed Muns, W0YK wrote:
> 
>> I would vote not to make Test mode persistent.  While I find 
>> it very useful, it can be a trap for an inexperienced K3 
>> user, to whom it might look like the radio simply isn't 
>> working.  There is no indication that the radio is in Test 
>> mode, other than the failure to transmit.
> 
> Actually, there is a (subtle) indication ... the TX icon blinks when in TX
> TEST mode.
> 

I don't think this would help. You'd still have to remember to put it into
TEST mode before switching it off.

There is perhaps a case for having an option for the radio to come up in
TEST mode and stay in that mode until it received a valid command over the
RS-232. This could be useful for those who rarely if ever use the radio
*without* a computer connected. Even if you don't have a serial port that
asserts key down when no logger is active, many PCs do toggle the serial
port control lines during the power-on tests at boot-up, causing the rig to
transmit a series of dashes. I've had this happen a few times, when I
switched on the radio before the computer.

Partly because I'm also developing software and prone to accidentally
transmitting test messages, I have got into the habit of always switching to
TEST whenever I turn on the radio. Except when I forget to, of course.

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