CONFIG PTT-KEY Parameter

[Jerry]

GM All,

 

I have something very unusual going on with both of my K3 radios. I set the
CONFIG PTT-KEY parameter to RTS- DTR and the parameter does not change  when
I go in and out to the CONFIG menu, nor does it change when I change bands.

If, however, I turn off the radio and then turn it back on, the  CONFIG
PTT-KEY defaults (?) back to OFF - OFF. I am using the KIOB interface and
the RS232 parameter is set to USB with the resultant COMPORT is COM5. When
this started recently when I was having problems with MITTY and N!MM with
AFSK RTTY and I had to turn off and on the radio several times to change
some cables. Normally, I very seldom turn off the radio - meaning for the
most part, It's on 24/7. I have looked through Elecraft's and Fred's
documentation and I could not find any reference to "Oh, by the way, if you
do or don't do this, then weird things could happen".

Has anyone else encountered this problem and if so, how did you solved it?

 

 

Best regards,

 

Jerry, W1Ie

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[Don Wilhelm]

Does the same thing happen if you disconnect the computer?

73,
Don W3FPR

On 11/19/2020 10:07 AM, [hidden email] wrote:

> GM All,
>
>  
>
> I have something very unusual going on with both of my K3 radios. I set the
> CONFIG PTT-KEY parameter to RTS- DTR and the parameter does not change  when
> I go in and out to the CONFIG menu, nor does it change when I change bands.
>
> If, however, I turn off the radio and then turn it back on, the  CONFIG
> PTT-KEY defaults (?) back to OFF - OFF. I am using the KIOB interface and
> the RS232 parameter is set to USB with the resultant COMPORT is COM5. When
> this started recently when I was having problems with MITTY and N!MM with
> AFSK RTTY and I had to turn off and on the radio several times to change
> some cables. Normally, I very seldom turn off the radio - meaning for the
> most part, It's on 24/7. I have looked through Elecraft's and Fred's
> documentation and I could not find any reference to "Oh, by the way, if you
> do or don't do this, then weird things could happen".
>
> Has anyone else encountered this problem and if so, how did you solved it?
>
>  
>
>  
>
> Best regards,
>
>  
>
> Jerry, W1Ie
>
> .
>
>  
>
>  
>
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[Jerry]

Carl,

You are not wrong. USB setting on the RS232 PARAMETER seems to be the cause.

Jerry, W1IE

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Subject: [Elecraft] CONFIG PTT-KEY Parameter

Jerry,

I believe that the i/o needs to be in RS232, not usb for this. Easy enough to test out if I'm wrong!

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73,
Carl
AB1DD

Resistance is futile.
(don't know about reactance, though)

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[ke9uw]

I'll try these diagnostic ideas when it happens...it is pretty intermittant.
Thanks for the ideas. I hadn't thought about the computer hookup.



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