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