[Elecraft] [K3/K3s] RF Gain Control
Wayne Burdick
n6kr at elecraft.com
Mon May 18 10:04:04 EDT 2020
There's also a shortcut. If you hold the ATT switch in for about 3 seconds, it takes you directly to attenuator value selection. Note that the selected value is stored on a per-band basis, as with preamp setting.
Wayne
N6KR
> On May 18, 2020, at 6:08 AM, Mark Musick <markmusick at outlook.com> wrote:
>
> The K3S has 5, 10 and 15 dB of ATT. You have to select MENU (NOT CONFIG MENU), rotate VFO B to ATTN then rotate VFO A to select 5, 10 or 15. When you select the ATT button you will have the amount of ATT set in MENU.
> The triple level of ATT only applies to the main receiver. The sub-receiver still only has the one level of ATT of 10 dB.
> You are correct that the K3 has only one level of ATT. 10 dB in both the main and sub-receivers.
>
> 73,
> Mark, WB9CIF
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> Thanks!
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> 73, and thanks,
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> On 5/17/20 8:50 PM, Nr4c wrote:
>> I think the upgrade for K3 and the K3S provides still one level ATT but two levels of PREAMP on 12, 10 and 6 meters.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> ...nr4c. bill
>>
>>
>>> On May 17, 2020, at 11:44 PM, Bill Frantz <frantz at pwpconsult.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I think on the K3 you only have one level of ATT, unless you have upgraded the right piece.
>>>
>>> 73 Bill AE6JV
>>>
>>>> On 5/17/20 at 10:16 PM, dave at nk7z.net (Dave Cole) wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I looked at my K3, (not S), and I have a single step of ATT 10 DB, should I have more, or is it just the K3S that has multi steps.
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