[Elecraft] K3_CW_Data_Mode

[Iain MacDonnell - N6ML]

On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 2:53 PM, Gary Hinson <Gary at isect.com> wrote:
>> >  A while back, I made a suggestion to Wayne that perhaps the
>> > "TX inhibit" pin on the ACC port could be given another purpose
>> > - to invoke "TUNE".  I envisaged a new config setting like
>> > "CONFIG:TX INH" = "HI=Tun" or "LO=Tun". Wayne seemed to think
>> > it wasn't a bad idea, but would be very low priority, based on
>> > demand.  It seems like this model may work for the Quadra
>> > application too, without having researched it at all.
>>
>> While repurposing the "TX Inh" pin has appear for non-Quadra users,
>> it is a step backward
>
> Sounds to me like an inadvisable combination of controls sharing the one line: TX inhibit and key TX
> clearly are opposites.  If someone accidentally misconfigures their K3 (not altogether unlikely),
> this could get messy if a TX inhibit command actually keys the rig.

Fair point.. whilst I'm not a fan of wrapping everything in
cotton-wool, I can see how that could lead to an expensive "oops!".


> I'm not arguing against the facility to tune the rig if that's what you really need, just not on the
> TX inhibit line.

There doesn't appear to be any other input line that could be used for
this purpose, though :/

    ~Iain / N6ML