Control panel reference, Band selection display, Operating mode and vfo setup – Elecraft KX3 Owner's Manual User Manual
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Control Panel Reference
This section summarizes all KX3 controls. For details, see Basic Operation and Advanced Operating Features.
To Turn Power ON/OFF: Hold both the
B A N D -
and
A T U T U N E
switches for 2 seconds. (
See ON/OFF
label on left side.)
Tap Functions: Tap a switch or knob briefly to activate the function labeled on or above it, e.g.
RATE
.
Hold Functions: Hold the control for about 1/2 second to activate the function labeled below, e.g.
KHZ
.
Numeric Keypad: Switches and knobs at lower-left form a keypad (0-9/decimal/enter). Used with
F R E Q E N T
, etc.
Band Selection
Display,
pg. 8
Operating Mode and VFO Setup
B A N D + / B A N D - Band up/down, pg. 10
M O D E Basic mode;
A L T
Alternate mode (e.g. LSB/USB), pg. 10
R C L
/
S T O R E
Frequency memories, pg. 17
D A T A Data submode, pg. 18;
T E X T
Text decode setup, pg. 19
per-band: tap 1-4; general purpose (00-99): use VFO A
A / B VFO A/B swap, pg. 11;
R E V
VFO/repeater reverse, pg. 11
F R E Q E N T Use # keys, then
), pg. 10; DTMF, pg. 15
A
B
Copy VFO A to B, pg. 11;
S P L I T
Split RX/TX, pg. 19
S C A N
Scan from VFO A to VFO B, pg. 17
R I T / X I T RX/TX offset, 11;
P F 1
/
P F 2
Prog. function, pg. 19
Transmit / ATU Control Transmit Settings Offset / VFO B and Misc.
M S G /
R E C
Message play/record, pg 16
K E Y E R / M I C WPM, pg. 14; mic gain, pg 14
O F S / V F O B RIT/XIT/VFO B, pg. 11
A T U T U N E Start auto antenna tune, pg 14
P W R
Set power level, pg. 14, 15
C L R
Clear RIT/XIT offset, pg. 11
A N T
Select ANT 1/2 (KXAT100 opt.), pg. 14
C M P Speech compression, pg. 15 *
R A T E Select 1/10 Hz VFO steps, pg. 11
X M I T Enter transmit mode (PTT), pg. 14
P I T C H
CW sidetone, pg. 16; FM tone, pg. 15*
K H Z
Select coarse VFO steps, pg 11
T U N E
Transmit CW carrier at PWR level D L Y CW QSK delay, pg. 16; VOX delay, pg. 16* D I S P Show voltage etc. on VFO B, 11 *
(or MENU:TUN PWR level, if lower), pg. 14
V O X
VOX/PTT (CW/voice separate), pp. 16, 15
M E N U
Use VFO B to select, A to edit
Receive Settings VFO A
, pg. 11
A F / R F - S Q L Receiver gain control, pg. 12
P B T I / I I Passband tuning (I=WIDTH/LO, II=SHIFT/HI), pg 12 Transmit LED, pg. 14
M O N
Monitor & switch tones volume, pg. 12
N O R M
Filter passband normalization (per-mode), pg. 12 Delta-F LED, pg. 11
P R E Preamp, pg. 13 ; A T T N Attenuator, pg. 13 A P F Audio peaking filter, pg. 13; S P O T CW spot tone, pg. 13
N R
Noise reduction, pg. 13 *
N T C H
Autonotch (SSB) or manual notch (CW), pg. 13 *
N B
Noise blanking, pg. 13 *
C W T
CW/DATA tuning aid (uses upper portion of S-meter), pg. 13
* To adjust the parameter for this switch function, use the knob immediately above the switch.
ON /
OFF