[Elecraft] K3 Macro Suggestions

[Wayne Burdick]

Hi Lee,

There is at present no way to put the K3 into "sleep" mode (i.e. a  
reduced-current mode from which the rig could be "woken up" with a  
serial port command). Good idea, though.

If you want to minimize current drain: turn the sub receiver off, set  
LCD BRT to 2, switch to 40 or 20 m (where the fewest relays are  
energized), bypass the ATU, switch to antenna 1, turn ATTN, PRE, and  
NB off, and set AF GAIN to minimum.

Fortunately the K3 only draws about 1/3rd as much current as most  
desktop transceivers even when it's "awake."

73,
Wayne
N6KR