TX TEST works great for the K3, but there is no equal on the K2. I would suggest for the K2, tap the mode button to put it into SSB of RTTY mode - especially if you use PTT and not VOX. If the dot paddle is closed, yes, it will go into transmit, but there will be no audio to produce a signal unless the cat purrs into the microphone.
For the KX3, there is mo TX TEST, so there too, I recommend setting the mode to SSB. Actually, the best prevention is to arrange your station antenna switching to connect a dummy load - then when you leave the operating position, just switch the "antenna" to the dummy load position and be done with it - no worries. 73, Don W3FPR On 8/9/2012 7:11 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > Excellent suggestion, Dick. > > Such events, along with a person setting something of the operating desk > that bumps the paddles, is one of the major causes of "ditters". Not only > are they annoying, a Ham in the USA is committing a serious Federal offense > by allowing transmissions not under his/her personal control. > > (As an O.T. myself, one of the few old things I enjoy breaking are old > habits, Hi) > > 73, Ron AC7AC > > -----Original Message----- > I have two furry family members who often visit me when I'm operating...and > often come into the shack when I'm not there. > Naturally, being cats, they climb all over the place including my operating > position. > > Heres a tip: if you leave your radio on when you aren't present, engage "Tx > TEST" to prevent accidental carrier transmission if they want to try out > their fists on your keys. > > Sure, I could shut the station off, but I tend to cling to my old ways when > I used hollow state gear (last rig before the K3 was a National > NCX-3) and it required long warm-ups. > > -- > 73 de Dick, ka1oz > > Elecraft K3/100(K) #859 > G5RV Doublet > Titan-DX Vertical > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
