[Elecraft] K3 Ham Radio Deluxe - Tuner Macro

2007-12-08 Thread rbenedic
Great news about HRD support for the K3 My first macro is a tuner command to replace the unfortunate tune behavior of the K3. Unlike the K2, which drops power to about 20 watts, the K3 will use whatever power you are set to. This isn't good for the tuner or the K3. I have already caused my K3

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Ham Radio Deluxe - Tuner Macro

2007-12-08 Thread Dave Martin
FB, Bob. That's plenty good enough to keep from arcing the relay contacts on my SGC antenna coupler, not to mention reducing the QRM a bit. One thing I could say for the Icoms I have had is that they had the ten watt tune function that they used with their external tuners. That always worked

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Ham Radio Deluxe - Tuner Macro

2007-12-08 Thread Vic K2VCO
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great news about HRD support for the K3 My first macro is a tuner command to replace the unfortunate tune behavior of the K3. Unlike the K2, which drops power to about 20 watts, the K3 will use whatever power you are set to. This isn't good for the tuner or the K3. I

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Ham Radio Deluxe - Tuner Macro

2007-12-08 Thread John A. McCabe
For clarification, the K3's internal tuner *does* reduce the power when activated by the ATU button, (I think to 5 w). Bob is apparently talking about using an external tuner with the TUNE button, which does put out whatever power the radio is set to. I hope that this can/will be fixed in a

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Ham Radio Deluxe - Tuner Macro

2007-12-08 Thread Robert Benedict
Right Vic As stated in my original message I am referring to the action you get when you hit tune not ATU tune. I do not have the internal tuner. I have an amp I occasionally use, so my autotuner is external. When I hit ATU tune the K3 politely informs me that I do not have an ATU installed

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Ham Radio Deluxe - Tuner Macro

2007-12-08 Thread John A. McCabe
K9ZTV wrote: Why in the world would you want to use an external tuner when the K3 has an internal one? Secondly, I own several LDGs and the ATU in the K3 is superior to all of them. I like external tuners because I can use one tuner on a several different radios. I can use one external