Suggestion To Elecraft

[Bruce Beford]

On the Elecraft reflector, you wrote:


"Can you make the "TX" symbol bigger when we take the radio off air to test
the audio? When the "TX" is blinking fast it's hard to see and I have to
look twice to see if I am not transmitting."


Unfortunately, this can not be done. The display is not  changeable for any
of the symbols or icons. It is a custom-made piece, with fixed fields that
can be turned on/off. You cannot just make bigger letters or numbers like
you can by changing the displayed font on a computer screen.

Moving or resizing any of the annunciators on the K3 display would require
physically replacing the display with a redesigned one. Don't expect this to
happen.

73,
Bruce, N1RX
K3 s/n 559

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[hf4me]

An alternate method may be to make the "blink" longer on than off and give
more chance to read it.

73, Jim KG0KP

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Subject: [Elecraft] Suggestion To Elecraft


On the Elecraft reflector, you wrote:


"Can you make the "TX" symbol bigger when we take the radio off air to test
the audio? When the "TX" is blinking fast it's hard to see and I have to
look twice to see if I am not transmitting."


Unfortunately, this can not be done. The display is not  changeable for any
of the symbols or icons. It is a custom-made piece, with fixed fields that
can be turned on/off. You cannot just make bigger letters or numbers like
you can by changing the displayed font on a computer screen.

Moving or resizing any of the annunciators on the K3 display would require
physically replacing the display with a redesigned one. Don't expect this to
happen.

73,
Bruce, N1RX
K3 s/n 559

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[Iain MacDonnell - N6ML]

That doesn't really help in this case, as the TX symbol is normally on
all the time.

Perhaps the "delta" LED could blink too, when test mode is on ?

     ~Iain



Jim Miller wrote:

> An alternate method may be to make the "blink" longer on than off and give
> more chance to read it.
>
> 73, Jim KG0KP
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce Beford" <[hidden email]>
> To: <[hidden email]>
> Cc: <[hidden email]>
> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 10:26 AM
> Subject: [Elecraft] Suggestion To Elecraft
>
>
> On the Elecraft reflector, you wrote:
>
>
> "Can you make the "TX" symbol bigger when we take the radio off air to test
> the audio? When the "TX" is blinking fast it's hard to see and I have to
> look twice to see if I am not transmitting."
>
>
> Unfortunately, this can not be done. The display is not  changeable for any
> of the symbols or icons. It is a custom-made piece, with fixed fields that
> can be turned on/off. You cannot just make bigger letters or numbers like
> you can by changing the displayed font on a computer screen.
>
> Moving or resizing any of the annunciators on the K3 display would require
> physically replacing the display with a redesigned one. Don't expect this to
> happen.
>
> 73,
> Bruce, N1RX
> K3 s/n 559
>
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[Bill Steffey NY9H]

>"TX" is blinking ....hard to see
>
>Unfortunately, this can not be done. The display...Don't expect this to
>happen.


IF elecraft decided it is a real issue.. they COULD make the
FREQUENCY OR all of the elements flashing on & off to remind us
that  " IT AIN'T GONNA XMIT...."  YOU TURNED IT OFF,,,,,,"


bill

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[Julian, G4ILO]

Bruce Beford wrote

On the Elecraft reflector, you wrote:


"Can you make the "TX" symbol bigger when we take the radio off air to test
the audio? When the "TX" is blinking fast it's hard to see and I have to
look twice to see if I am not transmitting."

Look at the power meter. It won't show any power out if you are in test mode. :)

I use test mode quite a bit when testing out software and the only issue I have with it is forgetting to turn it off and then calling people and wondering why they don't come back to me. I don't think Elecraft can be expected to provide a solution to operator failure...