It would give mod installers without means to test a way to assure themselves that they have properly carried out the task.
On 8/30/09, Ken Wagner K3IU <[email protected]> wrote: > > I believe that the boot up detection is only to determine whether the > jumper is installed, not whether it has been activated by a strong > signal. I really don't see a need to report that the jumper is installed > on the display since one would surely remember if the jumper has been > installed. > > It does work, by the way. I put my K2 on a nearby antenna and keyed it > with power at about 1 watt while the K3 was listening on a nearby > frequency with the preamp ON. With a couple of dits, the preamp turned > OFF and with a continuous carrier, it turned the attenuator ON. No > measurements made. > > 73, > Ken K3IU > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` > Brett Howard wrote: >> Where I think it should be reported is in the kxxx area of the menu. >> So in the area where you turn on the krx3 and knb3 and what not you >> could have a non editable entry for kesp3 or some other creative part >> number. >> >> On 8/30/09, Brian Alsop <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I wonder since this is a "software detected" mod at setup if the >>> firmware program could report it is there. (alternatively, maybe the K3 >>> can report it like it does key err) I'm not keen on zapping the front >>> end with a high signal level from an uncalibrated source to find out if >>> it is working. >>> >>> There perhaps may be other mods that could be detected in software and >>> reported as well. >>> >>> 73 de Brian/K3KO >>> >>> Brian Alsop wrote: >>> >>> >>>> How does one test this without a calibrated signal source? >>>> >>>> Why was 80M chosen for the test frequency? Most ops have preamp off and >>>> many have attenuation in. >>>> >>>> It appears one needs something like an 80db over S9 sig for it to cut >>>> in. >>>> >>>> 73 de Brian/K3KO >>>> >>>> >>>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > ______________________________________________________________ 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
