K3 Sound card hookup HELP!!!
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I'm setting a SignaLink USB up on my K3 and am having trouble getting it to
transmit. The rig is keying and the TX LED is lighting but I'm getting no power out. I'm connected to the LI/LO and PTT on the rear of the rig. I'm receiving well in DATA A mode On Main Menu MIC SEL is set to Line In. Any one have a check list I can follow? 73, Tom Amateur Radio Operator N5GE ARRL Lifetime Member QCWA Lifetime Member ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
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Re: K3 Sound card hookup HELP!!!
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Tom,
I do not know whether the SignaLink is one of those that provide only mic level output, or if it is one that has provisions for Line level out. In any case, it would appear that you are not getting enough audio drive level to the line-in jack of the K3. Can you drive the audio up to the required 4 to 5 bars indicated on the ALC meter? If not, there is not enough audio to the K3. Check the SignaLink documentation to see if there is a jumper that allows line level output. Most default to microphone level, and for line level, you need a signal 50 to 100 times greater than microphone level. 73, Don W3FPR On 7/11/2011 11:00 PM, [hidden email] wrote: > I'm setting a SignaLink USB up on my K3 and am having trouble getting it to > transmit. > > The rig is keying and the TX LED is lighting but I'm getting no power out. > > I'm connected to the LI/LO and PTT on the rear of the rig. > > I'm receiving well in DATA A mode On Main Menu MIC SEL is set to Line In. > > Any one have a check list I can follow? > > 73, > Tom > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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The Signalink USB has an internal jumper for high or low output.
73 Greg AB7R On 7/11/2011 8:37 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > Tom, > > I do not know whether the SignaLink is one of those that provide only > mic level output, or if it is one that has provisions for Line level out. > > In any case, it would appear that you are not getting enough audio drive > level to the line-in jack of the K3. Can you drive the audio up to the > required 4 to 5 bars indicated on the ALC meter? If not, there is not > enough audio to the K3. > > Check the SignaLink documentation to see if there is a jumper that > allows line level output. Most default to microphone level, and for > line level, you need a signal 50 to 100 times greater than microphone level. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 7/11/2011 11:00 PM, [hidden email] wrote: >> I'm setting a SignaLink USB up on my K3 and am having trouble getting it to >> transmit. >> >> The rig is keying and the TX LED is lighting but I'm getting no power out. >> >> I'm connected to the LI/LO and PTT on the rear of the rig. >> >> I'm receiving well in DATA A mode On Main Menu MIC SEL is set to Line In. >> >> Any one have a check list I can follow? >> >> 73, >> Tom >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Thanks, guys! It was the mic gain and it's working now, but it is a bit low (gain is all the way up), so I'll install the jumper in the SignaLink tomorrow after I play with it a while tonight ;o) Best to all, Tom On Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:41:53 -0700, Greg <[hidden email]> wrote: >The Signalink USB has an internal jumper for high or low output. > >73 >Greg >AB7R > > >On 7/11/2011 8:37 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: >> Tom, >> >> I do not know whether the SignaLink is one of those that provide only >> mic level output, or if it is one that has provisions for Line level out. >> >> In any case, it would appear that you are not getting enough audio drive >> level to the line-in jack of the K3. Can you drive the audio up to the >> required 4 to 5 bars indicated on the ALC meter? If not, there is not >> enough audio to the K3. >> >> Check the SignaLink documentation to see if there is a jumper that >> allows line level output. Most default to microphone level, and for >> line level, you need a signal 50 to 100 times greater than microphone level. >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> >> On 7/11/2011 11:00 PM, [hidden email] wrote: >>> I'm setting a SignaLink USB up on my K3 and am having trouble getting it to >>> transmit. >>> >>> The rig is keying and the TX LED is lighting but I'm getting no power out. >>> >>> I'm connected to the LI/LO and PTT on the rear of the rig. >>> >>> I'm receiving well in DATA A mode On Main Menu MIC SEL is set to Line In. >>> >>> Any one have a check list I can follow? >>> >>> 73, >>> Tom >>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
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My thanks to all who replied.
The issue has been resolved... 73, Tom Amateur Radio Operator N5GE ARRL Lifetime Member QCWA Lifetime Member ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
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The issue was resolved by turning up the line in (mic) gain and changing a jumper inside the SignaLink USB which was set to it's lowest line out setting. 73, Tom Amateur Radio Operator N5GE ARRL Lifetime Member QCWA Lifetime Member On Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:33:07 -0400, Rick Johnson <[hidden email]> wrote: > >How was it resolved?That's what these threads are for....information. >73,Rick W3BI~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >> From: [hidden email] >> To: [hidden email] >> Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:36:31 -0500 >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Sound card hookup HELP!!! >> >> My thanks to all who replied. >> >> The issue has been resolved... >> >> 73, >> Tom >> Amateur Radio Operator N5GE >> ARRL Lifetime Member >> QCWA Lifetime Member ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
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