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Jim Rodenkirch

Suggested KX3 "upgrade"

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Mike Dodd

Re: Suggested KX3 "upgrade"

On 5/30/2016 7:27 PM, Jim Rodenkirch wrote:

> Wayne/Eric: I do lots of "runs" during contests and after completing a CQ run
> and waiting for the "next cycle" I find, often, when a station returns my
> CQ, if I hit a dit key to cancel the "beacon mode," the calling station
> stops sending (he heard my dit and 'pauses').
>
> Could sumpin' be done, firmware wise, to let us hit the the key without
> sending the dit or dah?
>
> I'm reluctant to push the msg button just to stop the beacon...seems like
> I'd be stressing that button and it's inconvenient to access those buttons
> while"in the fray" of a contest.

How do you handle sending serial numbers that change with each QSO?
Those can't be programmed into a KX3 memory.

If you use the N1MM logger (or any contest logger), you can program all
messages into function keys, then tap the ESC key to cancel any of them.
Also, typing the first character of the other station's call sign also
immediately interrupts the CQ; you don't even need to hit ESC.

N1MM's function keys automatically handle serial numbers.

I always put my CW contest messages into N1MM, not in the KX3.

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73, Mike N4CF
Louisa County, VA USA
Elecraft K3s/100
Carolina Windom up 45'
http://n4cf.mdodd.com
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Nr4c

Re: Suggested KX3 "upgrade"

I think pressing any button the KX3 will terminate the msg repeat.

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...nr4c. bill

> On May 31, 2016, at 10:17 AM, Jim Rodenkirch <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> My apologies for NOT stipulating my range of operations when I submitted the
> original post....I feel like others have posted a request for this sort of
> "improvement" earlier....Jim R. K9JWV
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Jim Sheldon

Re: Suggested KX3 "upgrade"

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Any button will definitely stop it, but (and this includes the K3, K3S,
KX3 and possibly the KX2 as well) oft times you will get a partial (dot
or dash) sent even when pressing a button. Even when calling CQ looking
for a general QSO this can be annoying and confusing to both the sending
station and any station listening/planning on answering the CQ. It
definitely is not exclusive to "running" in a contest. It bugs me as
well and I am not a contester.

The original poster's request is certainly reasonable and I suspect this
has bugged a lot of people (myself included) for a long time but most of
us didn't want to endure the "use N1MM" and other similar replies having
no real bearing on the original request.

Jim - W0EB

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>I think pressing any button the KX3 will terminate the msg repeat.
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>...nr4c. bill
>
>
>> On May 31, 2016, at 10:17 AM, Jim Rodenkirch <[hidden email]>
>>wrote:
>>
>> My apologies for NOT stipulating my range of operations when I
>>submitted the
>> original post....I feel like others have posted a request for this
>>sort of
>> "improvement" earlier....Jim R. K9JWV
>>
>>
>>

Jim Rodenkirch

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John Oppenheimer

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My general operating style is to use a CW memory REPEAT for sending CQ,
both at home and during field operations.

I sure would be nice to end the memory with a tap of the key and not
send an element. Both my new KX2 and KX3.

John KN5L

On 05/30/2016 06:27 PM, Jim Rodenkirch wrote:
> Could sumpin' be done, firmware wise, to let us hit the the key without
> sending the dit or dah?
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I'll second this request.
Myron WVØHPrinted on Recycled Data -------- Original message --------From: John Oppenheimer <[hidden email]> Date: 5/31/2016 2:15 PM (GMT-06:00) To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Suggested KX3 "upgrade"
My general operating style is to use a CW memory REPEAT for sending CQ,
both at home and during field operations.

I sure would be nice to end the memory with a tap of the key and not
send an element. Both my new KX2 and KX3.

John KN5L

On 05/30/2016 06:27 PM, Jim Rodenkirch wrote:
> Could sumpin' be done, firmware wise, to let us hit the the key without
> sending the dit or dah?
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This is near the top of the firmware list for both radios.

Wayne

On May 31, 2016, at 4:47 PM, thelastdb <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I'll second this request.
> Myron WVØHPrinted on Recycled Data -------- Original message --------From: John Oppenheimer <[hidden email]> Date: 5/31/2016 2:15 PM (GMT-06:00) To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Suggested KX3 "upgrade"
> My general operating style is to use a CW memory REPEAT for sending CQ,
> both at home and during field operations.
>
> I sure would be nice to end the memory with a tap of the key and not
> send an element. Both my new KX2 and KX3.
>
> John KN5L
>
> On 05/30/2016 06:27 PM, Jim Rodenkirch wrote:
>> Could sumpin' be done, firmware wise, to let us hit the the key without
>> sending the dit or dah?
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