[Elecraft] No Tune Power Output While Split in Data Mode

[Wes Stewart]

Why does it matter the need?  It's strange behavior and apparently inconsistent 
between different radios.  Besides FT8 Split does use the radio split feature 
although it's unrelated to this issue.


On 5/23/2018 3:36 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> When using DATA A or AFSK A, you are normally working from a waterfall 
> display, and the computer application software can work SPLIT.  I do not see 
> the need to operate SPLIT using VFO A and VFO B, but someone can enlighten me 
> to why that is useful.
>
> A different situation exists for those using FSK D, but I don't think that is 
> what is being discussed.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 5/23/2018 6:25 PM, AL7CR wrote:
>> My K3S does this on all bands regardless of wheter it has been power
>> cycled.  Pressing the tune button while split in data mode keys the
>> transmitter but produces no output.  Do nothing else but cancel split
>> mode and pressing tune will then key the transmitter and produce normal
>> tune output.  I thought it was a strange feature ...