[Elecraft] Frequency shifts of KX3 when selecting CW?

[Paul Jewell]

Oops - yes, I did mean 700Hz!!

Thank you for correcting me!

On 27/07/2021 18:45, David Olean wrote:
>
> Hello Paul,
>
> I think you mean 700 Hz (not kHz) for the frequency.  You can set the 
> pitch of the CW note on your radio to fit your own ears. Older rigs 
> just picked a freq and you had to live with it. My old Kenwood TS-820S 
> used an 800 Hz CW offset as did my later Ten Tec OMNI V (a great cw 
> radio). I don't have a KX3 but I suspect it is like my K3. If you are 
> getting older and, ahem, more refined, you might notice that you like 
> a lower CW note. That can be set to your preference, so when  you tune 
> to 14150.0  on SSB, the dial will indicate the zero beat frequency 
> where the SSB sounds most natural.  Switching to CW will adjust the 
> oscillator frequency to produce the correct offset beatnote that you 
> selected and the actual display frequency will be offset by that 
> amount. If your favorite CW note is 700 Hz, then the dial will 
> indicate 14.1507 or possibly 14149.3 depending on CW or CW REVERSE 
> buttons.
>
> To make sure that you are correctly positioned for a QSO, you can hit 
> the SPOT button. This will produce a tone that is equal to your CW 
> note preference. You can easily compare the other station's CW note 
> with the SPOT note and adjust your VFO until they sound the same. 
> Human ears are good at comparing tone differences easily to 1 Hz or 
> so. When it sounds equal, you are properly positioned on the exact 
> same frequency as the station you are calling.
>
> The new rigs are wonderful when compared to how things were in say 
> 1960 or so. There was a reason novices hung QSL cards on their wall. A 
> contact was an almost rare occurrence! Now we quibble over a few Hz!
>
> Dave K1WHS
>
> On 7/27/2021 5:09 AM, Paul Jewell wrote:
>> I have this behaviour on my Yaesu Ft-897. If I set the CW modulation 
>> to 700 kHz, then it will move to 1.700 MHz. I thought this was 
>> "normal" behaviour, and I was afraid to ask about it (relatively new 
>> ham). I haven't tried to do the same on my KX3, but I will get it out 
>> and try it.
>>
>> I don't think this is due to dropping it - I think it is intentional 
>> to give you the correct tone for CW.
>>
>> Rgds.,
>> Paul
>>
>> On 26/07/2021 19:05, Tom wrote:
>>> Hi
>>> I don't recall this happening before, but if I am tuned to a signal 
>>> lets say
>>> at 1.000 MHz in AM and then I switch to CW, the frequency display on 
>>> the
>>> radio changes to 1.600 MHz.
>>> My K3 and KX2 do not do this.  Is there a setting somewhere?
>>> I did drop my KX3 at one point recently so I am wondering if a 
>>> button or
>>> worse was pressed.
>>> Thanks, Tom
>>>
>>>
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