I've just completed the build on my internal K2 ATU. I'm at the point of
performing the CALn Bridge Null Adjustment. Following the procedures I am
unable to get any result other than HI unless I turn the power practically
down to zero. Turning the power to zero I can get a reading close to 020.
Yes, you can run without a local K3 with the Remoterig system.
I am using HRD locally.
FSK keying of the K3 is also provided through a USB comport on the
remoterig. The cables in the Remoterig package includes the correct
wiring for this on the remote end. Have a look in the manual.
Thank you very much for the replies.
The chirp I'm hearing on T/R transition isn't a shift in my sidetone; it
sounds more like a geniune signal somewhere else on the band and my K2 is
taking just a tiny moment to stabilize the receive frequency as the K2
switches from transmit to receive. It's a
All,
I find myself finally admitting that I need an antenna tuner that supports
high power. I run a K3/P3 combo with an Ameritron AL-811H amp. Since we
are still waiting on word about pricing and release date for the KAT500, I
find myself looking at other alternatives for a 1 - 1.5 KW auto
Earl,
The most likely cause is that T1 is not installed correctly - leads not
in the proper holes, leads not well stripped and tinned.
Of course, there are other possibilities as well - a relay pin not
soldered on the L/C board, an inductor or capacitor on the L/C board
that is somehow in the
All bands? There was an advisory a few years ago about VCO voltage
limits and frequency settling time when changing state TXRX or the reverse.
Just a thought.
Regards,
Mike VP8NO
On 24/02/2012 10:05, wd8rif wrote:
Thank you very much for the replies.
The chirp I'm hearing on T/R
I've only noticed it on 80m.
Thanks for letting me know about the advisory--I'll look for it.
Eric, WD8RIF
http://home.frognet.net/~mcfadden/wd8rif/radio.htm
Mike Harris wrote
All bands? There was an advisory a few years ago about VCO voltage
limits and frequency settling time when
Hi Ian,
Many of us are in that boat. I don't believe the KTA500 is vaperware. I'm
just cooling my heals for the reason you cited, unreliable products from the
competition. I want good products and great support from people that care
about their customers. That is worth the wait, even if it
On 2/24/2012 6:05 AM, Ian Kahn wrote:
What are others using? Several people I know have had issues with the LDG
AT-1000PRO, so I probably want to stay away from that one.
I found the AT-1000 lacking and sold it when LDG could not improve it
(and kept it for three months).
I strongly
We're just making sure performance is as good as possible. (The stakes
are even higher in a QRO tuner.)
The most recent prototype worked great, in general, but on 6 meters we
felt the loss was a fraction of a dB too high. The PCB layout has
been changed to cut the RF path length and strays
Thanks for the update on the KAT500 development, Wayne. In the meantime, I'm
using an MFJ-988 satisfactorily.
73,
Bruce, N1RX
We're just making sure performance is as good as possible. (The stakes
are even higher in a QRO tuner.)
The most recent prototype worked great, in general, but on
Ian,
Unfortunately, I'm in the same boat: Looking for an antenna tuner that
*truly* supports high power. I was hoping the Palstar balanced tuner
BT1500A was it, but I found it less than robust when processing 1500 W. The
tuner (fine print) is not spec'd for 1500 continuous, so forget RTTY/etc
This week's ARRL Letter included the announcement of the passing of Bill
Simons, W9BB. It included a link to a nice story about how Bill
conceived and developed what was almost certainly a ground-breaking
product at its time, and is still one of the best sounding mics you can
find for use
Hi.
Been thinking about getting a K3. Have been an extremely pleased builder-ower
of a K2-100 for several years now. Listening to it now, and it is a real
pleasure!
To be honest, for HF hamming, the K2-100 (w/DSP module) is just fine for me.
The K3's addition of 6 meters, and more
On 2/24/2012 8:57 AM, Gary Ferdinand wrote:
is not spec'd for 1500 continuous, so forget RTTY/etc and
beware full power tune-ups.
Few power amps are rated for1.5kW continuous. Yes, there are a few,
like some Alpha models. Most are rated for 1.5kW intermittent duty, and
should be de-rated by
Ian -
I have been watching product developments
I this power/automatic operation category:
Palstar HF-AUTO
http://www.palstar.com/hf-auto.php
RF Concepts/Alpha 4040 Automatic Tuner
http://www.rfconcepts.com/PRODUCTS/New-Products/Alpha4040
E-Z Tuner - Jim Garland, W8ZR
(2002 QST
Phil,
There are electric fences on the farms that surround my QTH. The K1
noise blanker is a God-send for killing the steady pop-pop-pop
day-in, day-out. For the trivial price Elecraft asks, it was a
bargain for me.
73 Bill N4LG
At 09:21 PM 2/23/2012, you wrote:
My summer project will
On 2/24/2012 5:18 PM, Paul Clay wrote:
What's going to justify the purchase for me, nor not, is the ability to use
the K3 as SWL tool
You will need the KBPF option for general coverage. If SWBC is your goal,
you'd also need the 6 KHz filter I'd imagine. I have the KBPF but not the
filter,
Wayne, thank you for the update on the KAT500 progress. While I won't be
at Dayton, I, too, would love to see at least photos of the prototype
posted to the web site.
All others - Thank you for the suggestions. Fortuitously, I actually was
offered, at no charge, a legal limit manual inductor
Hi,
I thought that there was a setting that would permit me to send cw while
listening in the SSB mode.
Is this possible? Seems to me I had this set up at one time, but cannot
find the right combination to do so now.
Thanks,
Phil K3TUF
On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Paul Clay mr_pookie...@yahoo.com wrote:
What's going to justify the purchase for me, nor not, is the ability to use
the K3 as SWL tool
==
Well ya know, Paul, this may sound a bit outré, but for about 60 bucks
you can build a Softrock Ensemble
Bill wrote:
For the trivial price Elecraft asks, it was a bargain for me.
I agree. The KNB1 is very modest in price. When someday the K1 is
discontinued, it may not be available for back-fit to older units.
If you don't buy the KNB1, you won't have the connector that installs
on the K1 RF
I thought that some would be interested in the response i got from the owner of
the HRD software. So I thought I would forward
I have no connection nor any commercial interest
Yada yada
a 'kosher' ham
Sent from my BlackBerry device
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From: Rick Ruhl
I have the headset with the adapter for my Icom 756Pro. Which Heil
adapter do I need to use the headset with the K3? AD-1-K?
Tom
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Yup. Or plug the microphone connector into the back panel. If your headset
has a 1/4 plug that'll be difficult. If your headset has a 1/4 adapter
over a 3.5mm plug, it'll all go into the back panel without an AD-1-K.
I am told (but have not verified) that not all Heil AD-1-Ks are the same.
Some
Has anyone actually measured the RF output at the lowest setting of the pot?
My display stops at 0.100 watt but this is before the end of pot travel. Just
curious if minimum output is fixed at 100 milliwatts or goes lower?
Mike, AC5P
Hi Phil,
Your subject line doesn't indicate a K3, but seems likely that's what
the question is about.
1. Go to CONFIG:CW WGHT
2. Press the '1' key until you see SSB +CW
3. Exit CONFIG:CW WGHT
This is in the Owner's Manual, on p54 (in Rev D5).
73,
On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:34:54 -0500, you
Bingo, that's it.
Thanks all,
73,
Phil K3TUF
On 2/24/2012 2:19 PM, Matt Zilmer wrote:
Hi Phil,
Your subject line doesn't indicate a K3, but seems likely that's what
the question is about.
1. Go to CONFIG:CW WGHT
2. Press the '1' key until you see SSB +CW
3. Exit CONFIG:CW WGHT
This
Hi
Can this be done on the K2 as well? I was looking through the manual but can't
seem to find it. I know this can be done on the KX-1
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Tom,
Since you have the Icom adapter now, I must ask - Is that a Proset-Ic?
You can find the Ic designation in the end of the microphone tube that
attaches to the earphone.
If it is an Ic type, it has an electret microphone element which
requires bias.
I believe the Kenwood adapter has a
Not at this time. Possibly in the future, but just the front panel and
case can be reused.
73,
Eric
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On 2/23/2012 9:28 PM, Jim Miller KG0KP wrote:
Seems like I remember this being asked but did not catch the answer.
Can the K3-0 be upgraded/converted to the K3?
In the
On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Jack Colson jcols...@tampabay.rr.com wrote:
... it seems like the source of these may have dried up. On the KB9YIG.com
site it says check back later...
It always says to check back later. The kits become available every
couple of weeks. Recently
Eric
Is possible in the future for K3/0 to have a build-in power supply?
73
VE3GNO Daniel
From: Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft e...@elecraft.com
To: Jim Miller KG0KP jimmil...@stl-online.net
Cc: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Friday,
Bob Heil just told me that only the ICOM Heil adapters have blocking
capacitors.
Of course NONE of the Kenwood or Yaesu have any blocking caps as none of
their inputs have phantom voltage (thank goodness)
Dick, K6KR
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Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 12:59 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] high-power tuner
On 2/24/2012 8:57 AM, Gary Ferdinand wrote:
[The
Hi Daniel,
No,not at this time. But the K3/0 can be powered externally from a small
500 mA wall wart 12-15VDC supply. We may offer one of these shortly.
The K3/0 gets its power via the rear 12V RCA jack that was originally
used for 12V OUT on the regular K3. It does not use the APP connectors.
10:1 SWR at 500w equals the same internal antenna current and voltage in
the tuner for about a 3:1 SWR at 1500W :-)
73,
Eric
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On 2/24/2012 11:59 AM, Gary Ferdinand wrote:
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-
I've had a MFJ-998 autotuner for about 3.5 years now. It works great, and
it is easy to upgrade its software (a new upgrade just became available).
The most power I've put through it is 1200 watts feeding my 43-foot
vertical, though now I'm only using it with my KPA500. I have a review on
my
Eric -
While no one is looking, is it possible to mount the RemoteRig module inside
of the K3/0? 73, Terry K4RX
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My type of mic didn't need the bias so I used the same adapter for my IC746
Pro with my K3. The only difference I could see was I could not use the PTT
through the adapter as the pinout was different for PTT but the mic pins
were the same.
Tim Herrick, KQ8M
North Coast Contesters
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Not currently.
Eric
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On 2/24/2012 12:30 PM, Terry Posey wrote:
Eric -
While no one is looking, is it possible to mount the RemoteRig module inside
of the K3/0? 73, Terry K4RX
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I would be interested in any observations with respect to the relative
performance with the K3 of the K140XV and the XV144.
DEM?
EME is the end goal.
Regards,
Mike VP8NO
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What cabling and settings are needed to connect a Windows 7 Pro computer
to the K3, a SteppIRR antenna controller and a U.S. Navigator so they all
talk to each other? I'm running an RS232 cable from the PC to the K3, the
aux cable from the K3 to the KPA500, and a Y RS232 cable from the K3
Mike,
The lowest power that can be displayed is 0.100 watt. I would not
expect power levels below that to be consistent - there is a certain
level below which the power level cannot be accurately controlled (it
takes a little voltage into the sensing circuits to make the power
control
Hi Paul,
As a new Ham I can not compare the K3 to the older radios as you
requested. I have never owned any of them. I ordered the KBPF option
and installed it during my K3 build. I can say with certainty that I
have received Shortwave broadcasts from EVERYWHERE. Europe, Middle
East,
Jim,
Remove the RS-232 cable to the KPA500 - it needs to be on a port that is
different (or not connected at the same time) from that used by the K3.
The KPA500 port is only used for firmware updates.
In fact, since the KPA500 and the K3 both contain RS-232 drivers, they
will get confused
Yes but. . .
The Mic pinout used by Elecraft is the Kenwood pinout. So, you would
use a Kenwood adapter with a Heil product. Hence the issue with the
blocking cap - unless Heil has now made available a mic adapter cable
specifically for the Elecraft line.
Buck
k4ia
On 2/24/2012 2:53 PM,
I don't do much shortwave listening, but I have had the opportunity to
directly compare receive performance between the K3 with general
coverage receiver option, the K2 and the venerable Kenwood TS-930s. I am
also solely into voice.
My general point is the difference between hearing and not
Buck,
The mic pinout used by Elecraft is *not* the Kenwood pinout. Kenwood
puts +8 volts on pin 5 while Elecraft puts it on pin 6.
BUT the Heil Kenwood adapter does not connect anything to either pin 5
or pin 6, so it works just fine.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 2/24/2012 5:39 PM, Buck - k4ia wrote:
Dick,
I don't want to argue with the person who should know his own products,
but there *is* (or was) a Proset-iC that had an electret element which
needed bias.
So if the ICOM adapters have the capacitor, how does the ProSet-iC work
with an Icom transceiver.
Are you certain he was referring
Two other points.
For six meters, I currently don't have a separate six meter antenna.
From what I have heard what little is going on with six meters would not
justify the additional expense. Plus you can add it to your K2 using a
transverter.
The two meter option will cost you $299 for the
Check this out, a review of the KX3 by W6NIA appears in
/*eHam */today. He is one of the field testers.
Ira, N2IS
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N6XI is one of the field testers and I heard him calling CQ on 40 meters. I
answered his CQ with my KX1 at 3 watts. It was a short QSO but I do note that
the quality of his signal was very good - pure tone. This was nearly 1000 miles
per watt SC to CA and the first KX3 in the log book.
http://heilsound.com/amateur/products/headphone-adapters/index.php
Some Heil ICOM adapters have DC blocking capacitors. These are adapters like
the AD-1-I. I've used these when I had ICOM equipment, and I have a few
lying around here.
Some Heil ICOM adapters are designed for microphones that
I think you would be pretty happy with the sync AM. It works very
well, though under some conditions better reception can be obtained by
using USB or LSB.
The drawback for SWL listening is that the SWBC bands are not
segregated from the ham bands as far as the K3 BAND switching is
concerned: the
If Mic Bias = OFF in the K3 mic menu, a blocking cap is not required for
the Heil dynamic mics.
The AD 1-K is Heil's Headset to K3 adapter. (Also for Kenwoods.) No
blocking cap inside.
73,
Eric
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On 2/24/2012 2:39 PM, Buck - k4ia wrote:
Yes but. . .
The Mic pinout used
Dick,
Thanks for that added information. BTW, most hams do not realize that
one must be very specific when saying you are using a Heil microphone.
With all the microphone and adapter combinations possible, things get
quite confusing.
Everytime someone sends me a K2 for repair and tells me he
Paul: Another thing you may want to consider is to install and use the
13KHz FM filter for AM receive. It will provide twice the audio bandwidth.
73, Doug VE3MV
On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:18:25 -0800 (PST), Paul wrote:
Hi.
Been thinking about getting a K3. Have been an extremely pleased
Also, with the AD1-K adapter, the Heil mics with the iC element -do-
require the K3 Mic Bias = ON.
73,
Eric
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On 2/24/2012 4:06 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:
If Mic Bias = OFF in the K3 mic menu, a blocking cap is not required for
the Heil dynamic mics.
The
We also sell the AD-1-K at Elecraft with our Heil Headsets.
Eric
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On 2/24/2012 4:02 PM, Dick Dievendorff wrote:
http://heilsound.com/amateur/products/headphone-adapters/index.php
Some Heil ICOM adapters have DC blocking capacitors. These are adapters like
the AD-1-I.
Actually, using the 13 KHz (FM) filter for AM rx does improve the overall RX
bandwidth, but not by a factor of 2.
It allows up to the maximum of about 4.2 KHz that is the limit of the audio
stages.
73,
Bruce, N1RX
Paul: Another thing you may want to consider is to install and use the
Hi Ira,
I wrote that about my intial impressions. There will be a more
detailed review coming next week.
73,
matt W6NIA
On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:00:14 -0500, you wrote:
Check this out, a review of the KX3 by W6NIA appears in
/*eHam */today. He is one of the field testers.
Ira, N2IS
That has come to be expected service from Elecraft. Even if the radios were
not very good, which they are, they would still be worth purchasing because
of their outstanding customer service and support. Many of the other radio
companies, if they responded at all, would undoubtedly say that they
I am not a CW op! I work mostly QRP phone in contests. Current
configuration is K3/10 w/2.7khz filter . I wish to enhance it with 2.1khz,
1.8khz and I intend to purchase P3 and CW filter for use with my K3/P3. I
am wondering which one would be MOST USEFUL FOR ME... 8 pole 400hz or 250hz
or 5 pole
The K3 is connected to the Navigator and the KPA500 via the ACC port which
is a 15 pin D. KPA500 RS232 port is unused. This is per the KPA500
Owners manual. K3 is connected to PC via the RS232 port. This leaves no
place to plug in the SteppIRR, which has 9 pin D plugs. I'm still
I may be wrong about this, but I seem to remember seeing a message several
weeks ago that it was going to be released to beta testers very soon. I
don't remember whether or not a projected sales date was mentioned but I
would not be surprised if it was sometime within the next two or three
At the risk of severe flames, I would recommend that you just try the digital
filter that is already there and not buy a CW filter right away. The main
function of the narrow filter is to manage a very strong signal that is near
your frequency that penetrates the slope of the digital filter,
My first choice among the filters you list would be the 400 Hz 8-pole filter
My primary amateur radio activity (when I get on at all) is CW contests. My
K3 has a 250, 400, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, and 2.8 kHz 8-pole filters.
The bandwidth I use most of the time in contests is around 500 Hz, so my 400
or
All Alpha amps ever made are key down amps. I can attest to that truth
since 1978.
I have a Henry 3KX that is and has been since 1986.
I can't speak for the others. There really is no need for Elecraft to build
a key down amp.
They would only be redeveloping the wheel. That is foolish if you are
I agree with Cookie. Those xtal roofing filters become important if you
are going toe-to-toe with a lot signals in a pileup but, otherwise, the DSP
filters built in do an excellent job in 99.9% of your contacts.
The xtal filters protect the HAGC from being triggered by very signals much,
much,
Eric, any update from a couple of weeks ago?
73,
Lou, W0FK
Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote
Hi Lou,
We should be close. The assembled boards are due in late this week. We
are also reviewing the manual right now.
My best guess is that we will begin to ship these late next week
Before I got my P3 I was using the 1K filter that I have in addition to the
250 (actually 350). I now find that with the P3 I can see outside the
filter skirts easily anything lurking there so I now run nearly exclusively
with the 250 (350) as my CW filter.
Jim ab3cv
Lou,
According to the shipping status page on the web site, they start
shipping 5 March. I can't wait!
--Ian
Ian Kahn, KM4IK
Roswell, GA
km4ik@gmail.com
K3 #281, P3 #688
On 2/24/2012 9:26 PM, W0FK wrote:
Eric, any update from a couple of weeks ago?
73,
Lou, W0FK
Eric Swartz -
I'm surprised we haven't seen requests asking Elecraft to make a monitor
as a companion for the P3, or an Elecraft keyboard for digital modes.
Some people either simply value form over function and damn the cost, or
they have no comprehension of the effect of economy of scale on price
Jim,
Look at the navigator for this purpose as a USB to RS-232 converter.
So, you have the USB cable from the computer to the Navigator (I trust
you have loaded the applicable drivers). That enables the RS-232 port
on the Navigator to be connected to the K3 - use the 'Y' connector that
you
Don's suggestion will get the SteppIR controller tracking K3 frequency.
I've done it. But I abandoned the idea because every time I crossed a
segment boundary (every 25 or 50 KHz?), the SteppIR would briefly retune,
generating a bit of RFI and suspending my amp until done. I found that
annoying
RC,
Your CW aspirations will dictate which filter you would choose (or none
at all).
If you are going to do hot and heavy DXing and contesting, I think the
250 is the only choice., but if you want to do something a bit more
casual in a crowded band, the 400 would be the better.
In actual
?? That's exactly what the P3SVGA provides :-)
Eric
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On Feb 24, 2012, at 6:36 PM, David Gilbert xda...@cis-broadband.com wrote:
I'm surprised we haven't seen requests asking Elecraft to make a monitor
as a companion for the P3, or an Elecraft keyboard for digital
I just discovered that I used the term drivers in my response. That
can be ambiguous in today's world.
I was using driver to designate a hardware device that would drive
an RS-232 signal line.
My use has nothing to do with software drivers that may or may not be
associated with RS-232 devices
Hi Dave,
We do not have to ask for an Elecraft keyboard. It has already
been semi
announced or hinted at. See the write up on the P3 SVGA card, it is mentioned
there.
Says, also includes an interface for our future USB keyboard option.
73,
Bob
K2TK
On 2/24/2012 9:36 PM,
Thanks to Don and David, who called me on the phone and got my head
straight. I need to get an RS232 Y to make it all work. The one I have
has posts on the male end that act as standoffs and won't let it connect
to the K3. Don's post and David's phone coaching got the rest of the
cables
Robert...
I have/had much the same approach to my new K3, hardly one week old. I
bought a 500cps 8-p direct from InRad. I think that gives you a lot of
stopping power without requiring too fine a touch from the start. Then,
as you get deeper into CW - that will be nice - you can decide on
Jim,
No need for a red face, this stuff is not easy, so if you are not
informed about RS-232 stuff, it can be confusing. Those of us who are
informed are here to help with the education of the entire Elecraft ham
community.
As far as your standoffs are concerned, try removing those from the
The Ten Tec tuners have already been mentioned by Jim, K9YC. I've found that
the old Dentron MT-3000As will tune almost anything. I have a pair of them that
I use on a regular basis with a long wire and pair of 65' almost vertical wires
on the low bands, 160 up to 40. They work very well and
The navigator provides an RS-232 port for the K3 and an additional RS-232 port
that can control whatever you want. I use mine for rotor control but it can be
used for the SteppIR controller. No Y cable needed.
Jorge
On Feb 24, 2012, at 9:12 PM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote:
Jim,
*Thanks to all that replied. The help is greatly appreciated. The results
were generally the 400hz 8p but I should use the internal CW filter plus
DSP to determine my operating requirements first.
Thanks again
RC KC5WA
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Not that I'm aware of. I'm talking about the actual monitor ... large
LCD screen, etc.
Dave AB7E
On 2/24/2012 8:27 PM, Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft wrote:
?? That's exactly what the P3SVGA provides :-)
Eric
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On Feb 24, 2012, at 6:36 PM, David
Again ... I'm talking about the actual keyboard. The thing with all the
QWERTY buttons.
sigh ...
Dave AB7E
On 2/24/2012 8:38 PM, Bob wrote:
Hi Dave,
We do not have to ask for an Elecraft keyboard. It has
already been semi
announced or hinted at. See the write up on
This may have been mentioned before but I can't find it...
I would love to see the ability to save a separate EQ response for CW
and SSB that changes when you change modes.
--
73,
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