[Elecraft] K3 Receiver Mute

[Don Wilhelm]

Grant,

There may be other suggestions, but I believe your proposed setup is 
most effective and adheres to the *KISS* principle.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 3/11/2013 9:45 PM, Grant Youngman wrote:
> Is there a straightforward way to mute the receiver in the K3 from an external "mute" line?
>
> I want to use the K3 receivers with some vintage transmitters, and am looking for the best way to accomplish RX muting.  Not that an R-390 with a Sherwood sync detector isn't a  good receiver, but summer is coming, and there's enough heat in the shack from other sources  ;)
>
> All I've managed to conjure up is to put the K3 in TEST and then assert PTT from aux contacts on an external antenna relay.  Am I missing something obvious?
>
> Grant/NQ5T
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