[Elecraft] K3 -TX test not sticky

[Guy Olinger K2AV]

Setting power to zero is a very simple way to set a persistent no-power
state that bridges transceiver on/off, which gives you your work-around. I
would assume that kind of usage is very rare.

Turning off the power just long enough to try out all the macro settings
before jumping into a contest is handled well by TX TEST, without any
sticky attribute, just as it is.

I HAVE myself turned PWR down to zero when putting up an AIM4170 to see the
K3's RX input impedances on different bands and inputs, knowing from
somewhere (intuitively?) that TX TEST would not persist, or I could release
it by accidentally holding a "MODE" press too long. I never expected TX
TEST to persist. For those who currently do NOT expect TX TEST to persist,
converting that to sticky is just going to generate tech support calls.

73, Guy


On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 12:48 PM, brian <alsopb at comcast.net> wrote:

> I guess we can agree to disagree.
>
> It is not as if the K3 doesn't tell you it's in the TX test mode. Pretty
> obvious -- especially if you set it purposely.
>
> It is far less destructive in the TX test mode!
>
> If you also have to turn the power manually to zero, what's the point of
> having a TX test button?
>
> I don't agree that making it sticky would cause any appreciable number of
> additional support issues.  There have been plenty of "support problems"
> related to TX test with it not being sticky.  I'm sure it's on the list at
> Elecraft as an item to check if there is no power output. Interesting that
> the K3 manual doesn't mention TX test mode as a reason for No Power Out.
>
> Also I never thought power down and power up was supposed to "fix"
> conscious user settings deemed "inappropriate"-- whatever inappropriate
> means.
>
> It would be nice to know which settings are not sticky on power up/power
> down.
>
> 73 de Brian/K3KO
>
> On 8/11/2016 15:34 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>
>>
>> I would not want it to survive power off and restart.  It is too easy
>> to be in TEST mode at the end of the day, shut down and forget it.
>> Then on restarting the next day one spends time trying to figure out
>> why the rig will not transmit ... no thanks!
>>
>> 73,
>>
>>     ... Joe, W4TV
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8/11/2016 11:25 AM, brian wrote:
>>
>>> I wonder if this is an oversight or difficult to implement?
>>> The potential $$ it could save are large.
>>>
>>> 73 de Brian/K3KO
>>> On 8/11/2016 15:12 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
>>>
>>>> Brian,
>>>>
>>>> Yes, TX TEST will not survive a power cycle.
>>>>
>>>> 73,
>>>> Don W3FPR
>>>>
>>>> On 8/11/2016 10:59 AM, brian wrote:
>>>>
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