= NOW 35 WPM = TEXT IS FROM JULY 2022 QST PAGE 44 = OPERATING THE X6100 AS YOU CAN SEE IN FIGURE 3, THE DISPLAY IS QUITE EASY TO READ AND PROVIDES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SIMULTANEOUS INFORMATION. VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW IS SHOWN INCLUDING THE RECEIVE SPECTRUM, FILTER BANDWIDTH, WATERFALL, AND ALL THE DIFFERENT OPERATING PARAMETERS. THE CONTROLS AND BUTTONS ARE PRETTY MUCH SELF EXPLANATORY, THOUGH THE DUAL FUNCTION BUTTONS AND CONTROLS NEED A BIT MORE EXPLAINING. THE SIX BUTTONS AT TOPSIDE RIGHT SEE FIGURE 4 ARE DUAL FUNCTION. THE NORMAL FUNCTION, DISPLAYED ON THE BUTTON, IS ENABLED BY TAPPING THE BUTTON. THE SECONDARY FUNCTION, AS LABELED ABOVE OR BELOW THE BUTTON, IS ENABLED BY PRESSING AND HOLDING THE BUTTON. AS AN EXAMPLE, TO ENABLE THE ATU AUTOMATIC TUNER, TAP THE ATU BUTTON. FOR THE ATU TO TUNE, PRESS AND HOLD THE ATU BUTTON. THE VOLUME CONTROL, WHEN TAPPED, CHANGES FUNCTION FROM AF GAIN TO RF GAIN, TO SQUELCH. CW OPERATION THEN IT WAS TIME TO HAVE FUN WITH THE X6100. I BEGAN WITH MY FAVORITE MODE CW. TAPPING THE KEY BUTTON PERMITS YOU TO ADJUST KEYING SPEED, KEY TYPE, IAMBIC KEYER MODE, CW TONE FREQUENCY, AND MONITOR TONE LEVEL. TAP KEY AGAIN AND YOU CAN SET THE BREAK IN TIME DELAY, THE DOT/DASH RATIO, AND TURN THE CW TRAINER ON AND OFF. THE INTERNAL KEYER SPEED RANGE IS 5 50 WPM. SINCE I ADJUST KEYING SPEED FREQUENTLY, I NORMALLY LEAVE THE KEY1 MENU UP. YOU CAN SELECT EITHER CW OR = END OF 35 WPM TEXT = QST DE W1AW <