Digital set up for K3

[JAY-3]

Here I am again trying to get my K3 to work with FT8.
I am RX with no problem.
TX on the other hand not much luck.
When I do TX I get a load steady noise out of the radio.
TX light does go on ALC 4+
Power 50W
CMP 22
Mic 7
THANKS in advance for any help!!
--
73

KI4TXP  JAY
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[Bill Frantz]

For FT8, use DATA A mode instead of SSB. That will remove all
compression, which may be your problem.

73 Bill AE6JV

On 3/17/19 at 11:10 AM, [hidden email] (JAY) wrote:

>Here I am again trying to get my K3 to work with FT8.
>I am RX with no problem.
>TX on the other hand not much luck.
>When I do TX I get a load steady noise out of the radio.
>TX light does go on ALC 4+
>Power 50W
>CMP 22
>Mic 7
>THANKS in advance for any help!!

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[Barry LaZar]

Jay,
     Your settings should look something like this:
Mode - Data A - This turns off the CMP and equalizers
Power - 50 Watts looks good
Mike/line in - should be set such that the ALC indicates as you show
with the power slider on the software just below the top
Make sure the software know to use the USB codec speaker for its output
and not the computer's sound card.
Turn up the monitor to just hear the transmitted signal. It will not be
a steady tone.
VOX - ON

This should work. You may need to adjust the vox gain to turn the radio
on when tone turns on; it a menu setting.

One last thought. You will get a steady tone if you push the tune button
on the software, yet the signal you want with transmit enabled will not
be steady.

73,
Barry
K3NDM

------ Original Message ------
From: "JAY" <[hidden email]>
To: [hidden email]
Sent: 3/17/2019 2:10:03 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Digital set up for K3

>Here I am again trying to get my K3 to work with FT8.
>I am RX with no problem.
>TX on the other hand not much luck.
>When I do TX I get a load steady noise out of the radio.
>TX light does go on ALC 4+
>Power 50W
>CMP 22
>Mic 7
>THANKS in advance for any help!!
>--
>73
>
>KI4TXP  JAY
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