[Elecraft] APF comment by Don

[DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL]

Don said:
but in these days of transceivers, I think we have lost that ability

KR2Q sez:
Not if they bother to use the CWT tool !  :-)

The huge problem with the K3 is....you have to actually know how to
use the great tools it affords you with (in case you can't tell, that
is sarcasm).

I always used to "zero beat" (or adjust my xmit qrg accordingly
slightly high) by ear.  But I have been, and continue to be, totally
wow'ed by the CWT and almost never use my ears for that any more,
except when I feel the need to confirm that my ears are at least as
good as the CWT [they are]....with the latter (CWT) being much better
for me because it frees up my hearing to focus on receiving CW rather
than tuning in by matching tones.  When I read about the CWT before
any radios were delivered, I thought, "you gotta be kidding."  Not any
more.  CWT is just way more efficient (I'm a contester and time
matters).