Re: [Elecraft] KXPD3 and KX3 questions related to learning CW

2015-01-12 Thread pirey4
Thanks to everyone for the information and tips. I'll definitely use the KX3 utility when I'm at home. An option for always displaying the decoded text rather than switching back to VFO B frequency would be nice for practice when a computer is not available. Thanks, phil K4PMI -- View this

[Elecraft] KXPD3 and KX3 questions related to learning CW

2015-01-11 Thread pirey4
I'm finally learning CW using my KX3 with the KXPD3. I adjusted the paddles a number of times but it seemed like the left paddle would periodically miss a dit. Sometimes I could hit the left paddle several times with no response. I found a post from KE7X which said that he changed the orientati

[Elecraft] Screw Confusion

2013-02-15 Thread pirey4
I was very excited to receive my KX3 kit today. Assembly was going fine until I got confused about what screws to use on the front panel assembly. (I'm using Rev. F of the assembly manual). Figure 14 on Page 14 of the assembly manual shows a single 4-40, 3/16" (4.8mm) black flat head screw used