[Elecraft] K3 - Linking the VFOs for CW - SSB switching

[Jim Cox]

Patience please, with all the more serious problems, I cant imagine this 
request is too high on the list.   Jim K4JAF


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "AD6XY - Mike" <m.j.willis at rl.ac.uk>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Linking the VFOs for CW - SSB switching


>
> Hi Hank
>
> Please stop belittling what VHF types want to have as facilities. It keeps
> happening and it is not very nice. It happened with the PTT delays and it
> has happened with this facility request before.
>
> Mike
>
>
> hank k8dd wrote:
>>
>> I don't know about "Auto CW or SSB"
>> I can hear the CW pileup now ...... some guy hits his foot switch as he
>> leans
>> over to grab the spilled beverage and says "oh darn" or something like
>> that,
>> and the rest of the world knows he has (a) a K3 and (b) spilled his beer.
>>
>> There's a lot more that I'd rather see on the K3.
>>
>> 73    Hank    K8DD
>>
>>
>>
>> G3XDY wrote:
>>>
>>> Like a few other VHF and up types I'm patiently waiting for the Auto CW
>>> capability on the K3, where it sends on CW if you press the key and on
>>> SSB
>>> if you use the Mic PTT, with a frequency offset between the two equal to
>>> the
>>> sidetone frequency.
>>>
>>> I have found a useful work around for now is to link the two VFOs with 
>>> an
>>> offset equal to the sidetone pitch, with the higher frequency one set to
>>> CW
>>> REV and the lower on USB. Toggling the VFO A/B button then gives instant
>>> changeover from SSB to CW without having to retune.
>>>
>>> I hope to give this a work out in the European VHF/UHF/SHF contest this
>>> weekend.
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>> John G3XDY
>>> K2 #4713
>>> K3 #689
>>>
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