[Elecraft] Poor band conditions? Try the SCAN function

[Drew AF2Z]

I also have often thought that a user settable pause time would be most 
useful. I usually scan when I'm doing other things around the shack (or 
in another room), not sitting right in front of the rig watching the scan.

73,
Drew
AF2Z



On 04/24/16 23:42, lstavenhagen wrote:
> Yes, I use the scan function on both my K2's and my K3 and K3S. Next best
> thing to a panadapter available.
>
> One thing I have noticed about it on my K2 (and probably the K3 also), is it
> has two lengths of pauses - one which is just a few seconds and another
> about 30 secs or so. But which length of pause it uses on what type of
> signal it stops on seems a bit random. Sometimes it'll open up and pause on
> an actual CW signal for the short pause, but then the long 30 sec. pause on
> a continuous noise source. And sometimes the reverse.
>
> Not a complaint, though I wonder if there's a way to specify a pause time
> somewhere. forgive me if that's in the manual somewhere already...
>
> And yes the bands have been nearly dead lately. Practically nothing on 20M
> and up today, tho lots of stateside sigs on 30 and 40M....
>
> DM
>
>
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