It took some time getting to know my K3 (I'd say about 3-weeks) till
I was fairly comfortable with basic use.
The short-vs-long press buttons did require some re-training on my
part, but I see the utility of not having to find the FUNCtion button
and then a second button to access alternative use of the buttons. I
use the TUNE function a lot for testing signal output and measuring
SWR. Sometimes I hit RX ANT by mistake but that is obvious when the
radio does not go into Tx.
It took a bit of finagle to figure out how to enable the s-meter on
the aux Rx (BSET and diversity). I use two 2m preamps and the second
one feeds the aux Rx, so I like to see the noise rise when it is powered-up.
The other button I sometimes mess up is PRE and accidently enable ATT
-- then wonder what happened to the signal. But usually does not
take long to discover.
Getting used to long-press for CONFIG took a bit, as well
But after setting up the radio - most settings are not often
accessed. Lately, I have been playing with the NB and NR
settings. Discovering NRmF5-NRmF8 were a mix of NR and non-processed
audio is my latest discovery - and my choice for using NR on SSB. My
hearing cannot tolerate even the slightest distortion of speech and
the mixed NR makes it usable for me.
But the comment that an over-simple radio would bore one in
short-time hits home! After four years I still have untapped areas
to discover - yeah!
Still getting used to the triple mode knobs on the KX3 (wish PWR
would stay selected on the KEYER/MIC knob as I adjust it frequently
when testing using the XMIT button).
73, Ed - KL7UW
http://www.kl7uw.com
"Kits made by KL7UW"
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