(Troubleshooting) Shows transmit gain constant for the present band and power
mode, where {pwr} = LP (0-12W), HP (13-120W), or MW (0.1-1.5 mW). The
gain constant is updated whenever the TUNE function is activated on a given
band at one of three specific power levels: 5.0 W, 50 W, and 1.00 milliwatt. See
transmit gain calibration procedure, pg. 52.
On 80 m with high power (> 13 W) selected, you should see PR80 as part of the
TXGN parameter display. This indicates that the preamp is turned on during QRO
transmit on 80 m, and is the default. It should only be turned off for
troubleshooting purposes; this is done by tapping PRE .
If TX ALC (above) is OFF, the TXGN parameter can be set manually, at very
fine resolution. This should only be done for troubleshooting purposes.
(Advanced) Balances voice transmit peak power in relation to CW peak power
in TUNE mode. Typically set between -1.5 to 1.5 dB.
The VCO MD setting applies only to the K3, not the K3S.
VFO Tuning Noise Reduction (Advanced; applies to K3 or K3S): Tapping 1
in this menu entry alternates between SPI 1 (default) and SPI 2. The SPI 2
setting may eliminate a weak “ticking” noise sometimes heard in the vicinity of 5,
28, or 50 MHz while rotating the VFO.
Copies VFO B’s frequency to VFO A. Cannot be used within the menu itself;
must be assigned to a programmable function switch.
Per-mode coarse tuning rate (hold COARSE and tune VFO A or B). Tap 1 to turn
rounding on/off. Also applies to the RIT/XIT tuning knob if CONFIG:VFO OFS
is set to ON, and both RIT and XIT are turned OFF.
VFO counts per turn (100, 200, or 400). Smaller values result in easier fine-
tuning of VFO; larger values result in faster QSY. Doesn’t apply to the COARSE
tuning rate, which always uses 100 counts per turn.
Specifies the faster of the two VFO tuning rates (RATE). The faster rate is 50 Hz
per step by default, but can be set to 20 Hz if desired. In this case, VFO CTS =
400 is recommended to ensure adequate fast-QSY speed.
If set to YES, VFO B can be set to a different band than VFO A, which allows
listening to two bands at once (main/sub). See pg. 39 for independent main/sub
band considerations.
Set to YES to link VFO B to VFO A. Rotating VFO A will then move both
VFOs. (Note: In diversity mode, VFO B is always controlled by VFO A; it is not
necessary to turn VFO LNK on in this case.)
If ON, the RIT/XIT offset control can be used to tune VFO A in large steps when
both RIT and XIT are turned off. The step sizes vary with mode (see VFO CRS),
and are the same as the COARSE VFO tuning rates.
Wattmeter calibration parameter. {pwr} is the power mode: LP (0-12W), HP
(13-120W), or MW (0.1-1.5 mW). See calibration procedure (pg. 52).
Tap 1 – 9 to select applicable transverter band (1 - 9 ). Set parameter to YES to
turn the transverter band on.
Lower edge for transverter band n (1-9 ); 0 -24999 MHz. (Tap 1 – 9 to select
applicable transverter band.) Normally, 144 would be used for the K144XV
internal 2-m module. But if the K144XV is being used as an IF for a higher-band
transverter, you can set it to the lower edge of the higher band.
Specify K3S band to use as the I.F. for transverter band n (1-9). (Tap 1 – 9 to
select the transverter band.) I.F. selections include 7, 14, 21, 28, and 50 MHz.
Use 28 MHz for the K144XV internal 2-m module.
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