Joe It's not just incompetence, we, well me/I, need a little help when bleary-eyed from lack of sleep, say in contest when things go wrong ; as they do...
David G3UNA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <li...@subich.com> To: "'Ian White GM3SEK'" <gm3...@ifwtech.co.uk>; <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 8:02 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 FW request: enhanced TX TEST warning > >> As a stronger warning that the K3 is in TX Test mode, would it >> be possible to flash the orange "Delta-F" LED as well as the >> tiny TX icon? > > Instead of doing that, why not simply hijack the VFO B display > and flash "TX TEST" when in test mode? The display is already > there if you think users are so incompetent that they need hand > holding. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net >> [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ian >> White GM3SEK >> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 2:23 PM >> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 FW request: enhanced TX TEST warning >> >> >> >> As a stronger warning that the K3 is in TX Test mode, would it be >> possible to flash the orange "Delta-F" LED as well as the >> tiny TX icon? >> >> (Think of it as an extension of what Dick already does in the K3 >> Utility, to signify that the rig is not available for use.) >> >> Reason for asking: Experienced user didn't notice he'd left >> the rig in >> Test mode. New user didn't notice the flashing TX icon, or >> that no power >> was going out... only that nobody was coming back to calls. >> Experienced >> user is in big trouble! >> >> >> >> -- >> >> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
