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

[K9ZTV]

I agree completely with Joe, having found this a convenient feature on 
HF when using an FT-897.

K9ZTV



Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
> After experiencing it with the FT-2000, I find "auto CW" a joy 
> to use for tuning a quiet band ... I can tune in SSB and, if I 
> find myself in the CW band, answer a CW call without the need 
> to frantically change modes and retune.  
>
> Quite simply, if one is in LSB and taps the key, the radio should 
> automatically shift to CW zero beat with the "normal" CW offset 
> (e.g., 500 Hz, 600 Hz, etc.) - if one is in USB, the radio should 
> shift to CW-R with the proper offset.  Similarly, changing modes 
> from LSB to CW should result in no change in received tone and 
> changing modes from USB to CW should automatically select CW-R 
> with no change in received tone.
>