KX3 Auto OFF on battery only suggestion
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I wonder if the Auto OFF command could be enhanced so that it has an option so that it takes effect only if the KX3 is running from internal batteries?
The only reason I set Auto OFF on is so that if I forget to turn it off while I have the rig on batteries it will switch off and not run them down. I like to leave the rig on continuously when running from an external source for stability and frequently come back to find it has switched off. Thanks for your consideration. 73 David Anderson GM4JJJ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
Re: KX3 Auto OFF on battery only suggestion
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Good idea, David. I'd like that option, too.
/Rick N6XI On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 10:48 AM, David Anderson <[hidden email]> wrote: > I wonder if the Auto OFF command could be enhanced so that it has an > option so that it takes effect only if the KX3 is running from internal > batteries? > > The only reason I set Auto OFF on is so that if I forget to turn it off > while I have the rig on batteries it will switch off and not run them down. > I like to leave the rig on continuously when running from an external > source for stability and frequently come back to find it has switched off. > > Thanks for your consideration. > > 73 > > David Anderson GM4JJJ > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] > -- Rick Tavan N6XI Truckee, CA ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
Re: KX3 Auto OFF on battery only suggestion
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Consider the use of an external battery pack. Starts to get complicated.
Perhaps best the way it is and up to the operator to turn the feature on when it's required. The menu system is very quick and easy to use with a little familiarity. 73's Peter VK4JD -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Rick Tavan N6XI Sent: Wednesday, 3 June 2015 12:01 PM To: David Anderson Cc: Elecraft Mailer Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Auto OFF on battery only suggestion Good idea, David. I'd like that option, too. /Rick N6XI On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 10:48 AM, David Anderson <[hidden email]> wrote: > I wonder if the Auto OFF command could be enhanced so that it has an > option so that it takes effect only if the KX3 is running from > internal batteries? > > The only reason I set Auto OFF on is so that if I forget to turn it > off while I have the rig on batteries it will switch off and not run them down. > I like to leave the rig on continuously when running from an external > source for stability and frequently come back to find it has switched off. > > Thanks for your consideration. > > 73 > > David Anderson GM4JJJ > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to > [hidden email] > -- Rick Tavan N6XI Truckee, CA ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Yes Peter, I did think of that possibility, in which case you just wouldn't use the option I proposed.
Diving into the menus each time I change from external PSU to internal batteries gets old quite quickly, the less times I am in there the better as there is the danger of inadvertently changing something else by mistake by turning the VFO in a moment of confusion. I doubt anything will be done, but I thought it was worth asking. 73 David Anderson GM4JJJ > On 3 Jun 2015, at 03:09, Peter Lambert <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Consider the use of an external battery pack. Starts to get complicated. > Perhaps best the way it is and up to the operator to turn the feature on > when it's required. > > The menu system is very quick and easy to use with a little familiarity. > > 73's Peter VK4JD > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Rick > Tavan N6XI > Sent: Wednesday, 3 June 2015 12:01 PM > To: David Anderson > Cc: Elecraft Mailer > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Auto OFF on battery only suggestion > > Good idea, David. I'd like that option, too. > > /Rick N6XI > >> On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 10:48 AM, David Anderson <[hidden email]> wrote: >> >> I wonder if the Auto OFF command could be enhanced so that it has an >> option so that it takes effect only if the KX3 is running from >> internal batteries? >> >> The only reason I set Auto OFF on is so that if I forget to turn it >> off while I have the rig on batteries it will switch off and not run them > down. >> I like to leave the rig on continuously when running from an external >> source for stability and frequently come back to find it has switched off. >> >> Thanks for your consideration. >> >> 73 >> >> David Anderson GM4JJJ >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email >> list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to >> [hidden email] > > > > -- > Rick Tavan N6XI > Truckee, CA > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message > delivered to [hidden email] > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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