[Elecraft] CW Keying

[Iain MacDonnell - N6ML]

You could do that if you connected the PTT button of the mic to the
"KEY" input on the back of the K3, I suppose, but not otherwise
(AFAIK).

There is a TUNE function on the K3 - "hold" the "XMIT" button to start
tune, and tap it to stop. You configure this for either [nor]mal power
out, or a preset tuning power level via CONFIG:TUN-PWR.

Personally, I keep a spare footswitch connected to the KEY input, and
use that for amp tune-up at full drive power, and the TUNE function
for a low-power antenna-tuning signal.

    ~Iain / N6ML



On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 11:57 PM,  <pastormg2 at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> This is probably going to be a strange question but I'll ask it anyway.  I don't have a cw key hooked up to the K3 as of yet.  I finally have my microphone hooked up and all the alc and power levels set.  In fact I made my first contact with the K3 on 40 SSB with WP2B.  But I used to set my kenwood ts-480 to cw and would key the microphone and would be able to tune my antenna with my Palstar AT2K with no problems.  But I don't know if I can do the same thing here on the K3.  Any help would be very much appreciated.  Mark KB3Z
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