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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