Elecraft KX3 Quick Reference - Manual

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Control Panel Reference
All KX3 controls are described briefly here. For full details, refer to subsequent sections.
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. BAND+ .
Hold Functions: Hold the control for about 1/2 second to activate the function labeled below, e.g. MENU .
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 Operating Mode and VFO Setup
B A N D + / B A N D - Band up/down MO D E Basic mode; A L T Alternate mode (e.g. LSB/USB)
R C L / S T O R E Frequency memories; D A T A Data submode; T E X T Text decode setup
per-band: tap 1-4; general purpose (00-99): use VFO A A / B VFO A/B swap; R E V VFO or repeater reverse
F R E Q E N T Direct freq. entry (use # keys, then ) A B Copy VFO A to B; S P L I T Split RX/TX
S C A N Scan from VFO A to VFO B R I T / X I T RX/TX offset; P F 1 / P F 2 Prog. function
Transmit / ATU Control Transmit Settings Offset / VFO B and Misc.
MS G / R E C Message play/record
K E Y E R / MI C WPM; mic gain O F S / V F O B RIT/XIT or VFO B
A T U T U N E Start auto. antenna tune P W R Set power level C L R Clear RIT/XIT offset
A N T Select ANT. 1/2 (KXAT100 opt.) C MP Speech compression * R A T E Select 1 / 10 Hz VFO A/B steps
X MI T Enter transmit mode (PTT) P I T C H CW sidetone; FM tone * K H Z Select coarse VFO A/B steps
T U N E Transmit CW carrier at PWR level D L Y CW QSK delay; VOX delay * D I S P Show voltage etc. on VFO B *
(or MENU:TUN PWR level, if lower) V O X VOX/PTT (CW/voice separate) ME N U Use VFO B to select, A to edit
Receive Settings VFO A
A F / R F - S Q L Receiver gain control P B T I / I I Passband tuning (I=WIDTH/LO, II=SHIFT/HI)
Transmit LED
MO N Monitor level (CW/voice separate) * N O R M Filter passband normalization (per-mode) Delta-F LED
P R E Preamp; A T T N Attenuator A P F Audio peaking filter; S P O T CW spot tone
N R Noise reduction * N T C H Autonotch (SSB) or manual notch (CW) *
N B Noise blanking * C W T CW/DATA tuning aid (uses upper portion of S-meter)
* To adjust the parameter for this function, use the knob immediately above the switch.
ON /
OFF