Wes, Thanks for the suggestion on the work-around for the restricted passband in the CW mode on the K3. That was very thoughtful for your to spell it out in that detail.
This is indeed the best work-around that I have found too, but not without some awkwardness. 1- the CWT, spot, and decode features are not available in the SSB mode. 2- the display shows the BFO frequency while in SSB mode, then the transmit frequency when you switch to CW mode. This can get confusing in the heat of the battle. Wes Stewart wrote: > > Then listen in SSB mode. > > If you use the following, it's easy enough to change mode to CW if you > hear something interesting: > > > > > > * AUTOMATIC CW VFO OFFSET ON MODE CHANGE: Allows > switching > > quickly between SSB and CW mode without either > you or the other station > > having to re-tune the VFO (often done on 6 meters > and transverter bands). > > First, locate CONFIG:CW WGHT and tap ‘5’ on the > keypad until you see > > “VFO OFS”. From then on, when switching to CW > mode from any other > > mode, the VFO will be offset by an amount equal > to your sidetone pitch > > (as set using the PITCH switch in CW mode). If > the sideband most recently > > used on this band is USB, the VFO will be shifted > UP; if it was LSB, the > > VFO will be shifted DOWN. > > > > Note: If you make frequent use of this feature, > you may want to > > use CW reverse on bands where you use USB, and CW > normal > > on bands where you use LSB. This results in > perfect pitch matching > > when listening to a CW signal and switching from SSB > to CW. > > --- On Fri, 2/19/10, Dean45 <ebd...@mytargets.com> wrote: > > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > "Although I operate almost entirely in CW my bandpass is typically set > wide open. However, this is effectively only about 2 KHz max, which is > not nearly wide enough when you want to hear what is going on around > you on the band." >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > I concur with this statement. I am used to using my ears as a band scope, > and the K3 with the 2 KHz bandwidth limit in the CW mode sometimes makes > me > feel like I have blinders on. This limit is not present in the Data mode, > so > it is hard to understand why it is necessary in CW mode. > > Still a great, versatile radio, but with a curious limitation. > > Dean > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/For-you-Anti-Scopes-tp4583569p4602244.html Sent from the [K3] 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
