I use CW in SSB mode on VHF contest regularly. It is a matter of convenience. Station is calling in SSB, and I hear them, but need to bust through the traffic going on at the far end, especially when I am a low power rover out in the boonies.
I try first in SSB but soon I realize I am not going to be heard, so just reach for the key and send a response in CW or call and listen for any resone to me, CW or SSB. Many operators may not even respond on CW also. It is convenient to be able to send CW, hear CW or SSB not fiddle with dials at all. An without the right CW offset you are zero beat on the other station and he never hears you. Another point I did not see mentioned (or got buried) about how to make the K3 transmit CW while listening in SSB mode while in SPLIT or when the Sub RX it on (with or without SPLIT). Hit B-set and put the TX VFO into CW mode. Now you are cross mode. Hit REV to hear the CW side. I do not think you get the automatic CW offset that CW in SSB mode gets you so you have to fiddle with the dial or XIT. In a VHF contest that takes too long, especially as a rover in a new grid pileup. One solution is to link the VFOs after setting your CW offset and leave it that way. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-CW-in-SSB-mode-broken-tp7248089p7253007.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
