[Elecraft] K3S - N1MM+ CW Message Transmit Decode Question

[Marty Koszewski]

Thanks Rich.  I appreciate the detailed response.  Makes sense to me now.
73,
Marty - N1VH


On 8/18/2017 1:05 PM, Richard Ferch wrote:

> Any idea why the K3S decodes the CW message transmission using the CAT
> command, but not the MYCALL command?  I have verified that the radio is
> transmitting in both cases.  I have tried various decode threshold values
as well.

First off, when you use the CAT command the radio is not decoding
transmitted CW at all, it is simply echoing the ASCII text you sent to it
in the command.

Second, the only transmitted CW the K3/K3S can decode is keying from the
paddle input to the radio's internal CW keyer. Keying input from a straight
key, a computer or an external keyer, whether it comes into the radio on
the DTR line of the radio control port or via the CW Key jack, does not get
decoded.

73,
Rich VE3KI