[Elecraft] KX3 manual page 14 regardincg "TUNE".

[Lee Hiers]

CW = continuous wave, an unmodulated carrier

CW <> Morse code, although many take it to mean that these days.  One
doesn't "learn CW", one "learns Morse code".

Do you have a watt meter between the KX3 and the loop?

73 de Lee, AA4GA




On Mon, Feb 6, 2023 at 11:14 AM JEROME SODUS <jsodus at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> My question is about the "TUNE" selection (half second hold of the XMIT
> button).
>
> The manual's wording is....
> "TUNE is used to put out a CW signal at the power level selected by the __
> PWR control.".
>
> Normally, "CW" means morse-code.
> But, in this instance, am I correct in thinking it stands for "continuous
> wave" or, in other words, an unmodulated FM signal (constant carrier and
> amplitude)?
>
> The reason for my email is....
> I am setting up a Magnetic-Loop-Antenna that has a "remote tuning"
> capability and that "remote tuning" set-up is not going very well for me.
> If the KX3 is putting out a continuous wave, then there is a serious
> problem with the "remote tuning" box.
>
> TIA for any reply.
> 73 jerry km3k
> KX3 #6088
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