If I am not mistaken I think the "proper" way of tuning the amp is with a pulser or sending a string of dits at say 60wpm not a solid tone. Randy
On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 11:44 PM, Bob KD7YZ <kd...@denstarfarm.us> wrote: > Willis 'Cookie' said: > > > The easy way is to hold the dash on the bug. > > unless I am missing something in Setup, I do not see how to tell the K3 > that I want manual dashes and string-dots. There is no setup for the > keyer. So obviously if I short out the dash side, of the Vibroplex > paddle, I get dashes. Many of them. > > And that is my question. How do I get a solid key-down, where the PTT IS > activated, and RF flows? > > Seems right simple ,but my two choices here do not work. > Use the keyer, push the PTT foot-switch, and I get a nice string of dots > or dashes, as all of us expect. > > Push/HOLD the XMIT button and the PTT output of the K3 "seems" to not > engage. > > Where, on the K3, would one pug in a regular old straight-key, and > expect it to work as a regular old straight-key? > > The answer to that would solve my Sequencer problem for tuning w/o > frying anything in the LNA chain. > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > -- Randy Lake N1KWF 73 Gunn Rd. Keene,NH ______________________________________________________________ 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