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

Mike Dodd mike at mdodd.com
Mon Feb 6 11:43:29 EST 2023


On 2/4/2023 1:46 PM, JEROME SODUS wrote:

> 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)?

Yes; "CONTINUOUS wave."

It's not really an unmodulated "FM" signal; it's an unmodulated carrier. 
There's no reason to assign an arbitrary modulation designation -- why 
not say it's an unmodulated FSK or PSK signal?

--- Mike N4CF



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