[Elecraft] [KX3][PX3] Operating tips from the ARRL VHF Contest

[Bill Frantz]

I was using a friends KX3/PX3 to operate 6M in the ARRL VHF 
Contest this weekend. (We were W6ZZZ on Mt Diablo near the San 
Francisco Bay.) I found a couple of things which others may find useful.

(1) iPhone earbuds work as headphones.

(2) If you have a PX3 with old firmware, the best way to tune to 
a signal on the PX3 is to listen to another signal on VFO A, run 
in Dual Watch mode (see above), and tune the signal on VFO B. 
Swapping VFOs will let you respond on the new frequency.

The contest was great fun, even without any 6M openings. 
Everyone on the air was friendly and cooperative -- even 
pointing out where unrelated stations could find each other.

73 Bill AE6JV

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