[Elecraft] K3 feature request - I want Ducking!

[wayne burdick]

Keith,

This is an interesting idea, and I've added it to the firmware 
wish-list. Thanks. In the interim you might try a non-zero value of CW 
semi-QSK delay, assuming you don't need full break-in.

Wayne
N6KR

On Jan 20, 2009, at 9:52 AM, Darwin, Keith wrote:

> No, the manual way to achieve this effect is to turn down the AF gain
> while you're transmitting.  Sidetone is still there nice & loud but the
> RX audio that you hear between elements is reduced.  When you're done
> sending, you reach for the AF gain and turn it back up to the normal
> listening level.
>
> Now, imagine it was automatic.  As soon as you send, the K3 turns AF
> gain down and leaves it down until a second or so after you finish
> sending, then it turns it back up to where it was.  This way, while
> you're sending, the AF signal that you hear between dots & dashes is
> quieter than when you're just listening.


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