[Elecraft] K3 PTT RLS

[Dave G4AON]

Chuck (and others), the original purpose of the PTT RLS feature had
nothing to do with keying linear amplifiers. It was included in the
firmware for the purpose of delaying the key-off time to allow audio to
exit the DSP before the transmission drops. This is necessary on modes
such as AMTOR and Pactor, otherwise the last part of the transmission is
missed off. The timing is in milliseconds, the typical setting should be
around 12.

73 Dave, G4AON
K3/100 #80
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I haven't tried keying my amp yet using the K3 PTT
simply because I wasn't aware of a programmable
"tail" time. BTW, I just checked the PTT RLS feature
(I'm using the latest Beta FW, 3.10), but the dial ranges
from 0 to 30 only-- I presume this is in milliseconds.)

73,
Chuck NI0C