Steve, how do you get to tell you the value of swr?  I've had mine spell out S. W. R. but didn't say the value.  I can't remember which button I did for that, even.

The Other Howard, WA9RYF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2014 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: Duel VFO info


> Mike,
> 
> Sounds like you had fun in the contest.   I can't speak to the K3, but 
> the 590 speaks a lot: s meter, freq, power, swr,  compression and alc 
> levels, as well as menus and some other junk, like filter settings, etc.
> 
> Also tells you which VFO you are on (A or B) and  preceeds it with an 
> "S" if in split mode.
> 
> I'm not a lottery guy, but if that's where you spend your money, I hope 
> you win.
> 
> 73, Steve KW3A
> 
> On 3/2/2014 2:05 PM, Michael Ryan wrote:
>> Hi All:=20
>>
>> With regards to the K-3 and TS-590, do you get voice or CW announcement =
>> of both S-9s and freq announcements.=20
>> Even though I'm a Yaesu guy, investing in an FT-1000MKV field or, should =
>> win the lottery, an FTDX-5000, it would hardly be worth the purchase =
>> just to connect a laptop too, run HRD.=20
>> On these rigs with HRD, I would only get one VFO/S-9 announcement and =
>> allot of buttons to remember. LOL=20
>> Not saying I'm gonna retire my FT-102, witch frankly kicked ass in the =
>> contest, with regards to the filtering, but I'm thinking about a 2ND rig =
>> for contesting for the quick band change and so on.=20
>> I'd also like to know how much accessibility you get from a K-3 which is =
>> around the IC-7600, a little less than the FTDX-5000 in price.=20
>>
>>
>> 73:=20
>> Mike VO1AX=20
>>
>>
>>