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

[David Yarnes]

Ken and All,

I haven't followed this thread very closely, so now I'm a bit confused about 
the subject line.  If I understand it right, the question is can the K3 be 
set up so that you can just hit the paddle and be on CW, even though you 
have currently selected SSB.  Is that right?  If so, I'm not sure why the 
thread subject line says "Linking the VFO's.......".  I would think it would 
just be a matter of automatically changing the mode temporarily for 
transmit.

I would assume that  Elecraft can do this, and if they do, the offset will 
be whatever you set it for.  Your CW sidetone is fully adjustable, and that 
would be the process.  My FT-897 (I assume the FT-857 has it too) has this 
feature, and it is pretty handy at times.  Via the menu you can set this 
feature to be active (menu #22), and you can even choose whether the offset 
is up, down, or automatically selected for you (menu #23).  But the amount 
of the offset is based on whatever you have set previously for CW operation, 
which is what you would want.  You can be talking on SSB, then just hit the 
paddle to send in CW.  I don't think it involves more than just the VFO you 
have currently selected.

I'm probably missing something here as far as what the original question 
really was.

Dave W7AQK
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Kopp" <k0pp at rfwave.net>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 1:27 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 - Linking the VFOs for CW - SSB switching


> Me, too!  I'd -really- welcome this feature.  BUT, I'd like to be able to
> select the off-set tone.  The 700 Hz suggested earlier is -way- too
> high! (:-))
>
> 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
>       ElecraftCovers at rfwave.net
>
>
> Add my vote to this. I can't even estimate how many contacts I have missed 
> while changing modes and retuning.
>
>   - Ron
>
> K9ZTV <k9ztv at socket.net> wrote:
>  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
>
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