FIELD DAY GUIDE TO THE ELECRAFT K3 & P3

By John FritzeK2QY

ERIC, WA6HHQ WAYNE, N6KR

Each button has 2 functions and you can either “TAP” or “HOLD” to access that function. Written in WHITE on the button is the TAP function.Written in YELLOW under the button is the HOLD function. Everything is clearly marked and arranged in groups of similar functions.

#5 POWER….tap to turn on, tap to turn off (P3 is slaved)#2 Audio Volume…AF inner knob#7 Band select…..tap UP or DOWN#6 Mode select…tap UP or DOWN until desired mode appears on the right side of the display#6 Side Band Select…press and hold “ALT” only if the desired side band is not in the display

SWR and RF output are indicated in section #9 of the

display (or COMP and ALC).#7 VOX…Press and hold “▼” (down) to toggle on or off. VOX needs to be ON for CW to be sent. VOX should be OFF if using the footswitch for SSB sending. Press and hold “▲” to toggle QSK as desired. VOX or

QSK will be indicated on the display.

In the key pad #4 PRE….tap to toggle preamp on/off ATT…push and hold to toggle attenuator on/offIn the key pad #8 NR…tap to toggle noise reducer on/off ADJ…push and hold to adjust NR, release turn knob #19 for best NR, tap #8 to exitPRE, ATT, NB or NR will be indicated on the display

RIT/XIT button group #16…. ie: tap RIT to toggle on/off tap CLR to re-center RIT Adjust RIT with knob #17 (LEDs note – center +) The ∆f LED will light indicating different transmit and receive frequencies.

If the K3 won’t transmit (TX red LED does not come on), check the “TX” VFO indicator; if “TX” is flashing, hold TEST (right end of mode button) to take the K3 out of TEST mode. In CW, also check VOX status.

VOICE RECORDER – Tap one of the memory buttons (15) M1-M4 to play. Tap REC then tap a memory button to

record. Tap the memory button to stop recording.

 

SIDETONE AND SSB MONITOR ON–OFF and MONITOR LEVEL ADJUST – Press and hold knob #24, MON will appear, and then rotate to preferred sidetone or speech monitor level (or zero). NOTE: If this knob is not pressed and held before it is turned, it will be changing the transmit power or speech compression. These should not be changed. Tap the knob after adjusting the MONITOR level to exit.

Knob #25 Tap to light SPEED LED and turn to adjust CW speed, shown in lower right of digital display…no need to tap to exit adjust mode

Tapping the left or right knob will allow you to adjust HI or LOW audio frequency cut, or SHIFT and WIDTH of the roofing filters. A graphical display, filter list and numerical amount will show in the bottom row of the display. If you get lost and want to start over, press and hold NORM and the filters will return to factory stock.

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As with the K3…WHITE is TAP YELLOW is PUSH and HOLDThe single knob adjusts the functions and TAP will cause the K3 to QSY

TAP REF LEVEL to allow adjustment of the Waterfall display intensity. Adjust with knob so waterfall is mostly darker shade of blue. Lighter shades of blue with traces of yellow and red are signals. TAP the knob to select and exit.

TAP the SPAN button and adjust with knob to show more or less of the RF spectrum. The receiver band width of the K3 (displayed in either green or violet) shows in the display. The width will increase or decrease accordingly with the amount of spectrum displayed. TAP knob to select and exit.

IF YOU WISH TO HUNT AND PECK:

TAP MKR A or PUSH AND HOLD for MKR B, use the knob to place the marker on a desired signal, TAP=QSY and K3 will move to the desired signal frequency. Use the VFO to tweak the signal. Tap or hold to exit MKRs.

Things not do to:

Do not press ANT buttons Do not press the TUNE button Do not adjust Mic Gain or

Compression Do not adjust power output

If you find there is no output, or need help:

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Thanks to:

Fred, AE6QL Andy W9NJY

Ed KE3DMike KE5GBC

Rich VE3KI