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Digital Mode Drive Setting Issues on K3S

I am trying to get my K3S set up for Winlink using the Vara digital modem for proper ALC operation. When I set the drive using either the Windows sound card slider, the Vara modem slider, or the Mic drive, I get no bars as I turn the drive up from zero and suddenly I get 6 bars with the 6th and sometimes 5th bars flashing,. I do not see a progression from 1-2-3 bars, etc. until I reach the desired 4 bars with the 5th bar flickering. I have a similar issue setting the drive for FT8. Why can’t I get a smooth progression from no bars tp 4-5 as I incense the drive? I seem to remember no having this issue some time ago.
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Re: Digital Mode Drive Setting Issues on K3S

Is your radio set to DATA-A?

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Macka Murrah via Elecraft wrote on 8/20/2020 8:25 PM:

> I am trying to get my K3S set up for Winlink using the Vara digital modem for proper ALC operation. When I set the drive using either the Windows sound card slider, the Vara modem slider, or the Mic drive, I get no bars as I turn the drive up from zero and suddenly I get 6 bars with the 6th and sometimes 5th bars flashing,. I do not see a progression from 1-2-3 bars, etc. until I reach the desired 4 bars with the 5th bar flickering. I have a similar issue setting the drive for FT8. Why can’t I get a smooth progression from no bars tp 4-5 as I incense the drive? I seem to remember no having this issue some time ago.
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Reduce the level of the USB CODEK in Windows to about 30%. This will give you finer control with the Lin In control.

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> On Aug 20, 2020, at 9:27 PM, Macka Murrah via Elecraft <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> I am trying to get my K3S set up for Winlink using the Vara digital modem for proper ALC operation. When I set the drive using either the Windows sound card slider, the Vara modem slider, or the Mic drive, I get no bars as I turn the drive up from zero and suddenly I get 6 bars with the 6th and sometimes 5th bars flashing,. I do not see a progression from 1-2-3 bars, etc. until I reach the desired 4 bars with the 5th bar flickering. I have a similar issue setting the drive for FT8. Why can’t I get a smooth progression from no bars tp 4-5 as I incense the drive? I seem to remember no having this issue some time ago.
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