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

[Walter Underwood]

You are correct, it puts out a plain carrier, CW with the key held down.

wunder
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Walter Underwood
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http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)

> On Feb 4, 2023, at 10:46 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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