[Elecraft] [K3] Low and High Power Cmd

[Mario Lorenz]

Don,

Am 23. Dec 2009, um 18:18:47 schrieb Don Wilhelm:
> As they say in one of the adverts for pasta sauce "Its already in there".

Its not.

TUN PWR is a different feature for probably a different audience.

I got taught in my club to never ever use a "sticking" tune button,
but instead generate the tuning RF with the foot switch for PTT,
and the CW hand key for the signal.

This is so that if anything really bad happens, letting go either
the foot switch or the hand key will immediately establish
"safe state" - ie. turn off RF (and save either equipment,
 or if something *really* went wrong, someones life).

The TUNE button does not provide this functionality, hence we wont
use it for tuning, hence TUN PWR doesnt help, thus being forced
to use this 0.1W step is one of the annoyances with the K3.

I can see the utility of the 0.1W step for QRP operators,
I would submit that this could still be the setting for the
PA not installed or deactivated. With the PA installed and
enabled, 1W would be preferable.
In cases where someone really needs to switch often,
PA enabled/disabled could be a macro key.

Mario

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