Allow me to offer another caution, even though it is painful to admit. When I first acquired my K3 (thus being a "beginner") I was comparing it to my Kenwood TS-870 by sharing the antenna using the '870's "Aux Receiver" port.
In doing a band change I unknowingly held the switch too long and put the K3 in VOX mode. Try not to get ahead of me... the next noise in the shack tripped the VOX and I transmitted into the Kenwood front end. Kenwood wisely included a protective bulb in the circuit, although it is both expensive and located where it is going to be a real pain to replace. Ironically, after 10+ years of flawless operation my first failure occurs when I buy what is supposed to be a replacement radio. Too many functions, not enough buttons. Wes Stewart N7WS --- On Thu, 4/16/09, Ed K1EP <[email protected]> wrote: > Although a good addition for safety and I certainly > appreciate the > addition, it still doesn't prevent the "computer > reboot and key the > radio" problem. This could happen quite often at a FD > if the > computers are not running on UPSs. Therefore, as you say, > there is > no substitute for common sense and operating discipline. > Common > sense being: Do not leave your K3 or any other radio > unattended with > VOX/QSK enabled and connected to a computer keying circuit. > ______________________________________________________________ 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
