K3 - VOX setting per mode

[dave.wilburn]

I am not sure if this is a bug or a feature.... ;)

Start out with the rig in SSB, and the VOX off.  Then go to CW mode
and the VOX is on.  Good so far.

Then go to RTTY.  VOX is off.  In my case, I need VOX on, so I turn it on.

Now I go back to SSB where I started out, and VOX is on.  Which I
usually find out when I lay the headset on the table, or any loud noise.

The opposite is also true.  If you turn off VOX in RTTY, it stays off,
regardless of previous settings in SSB mode.

Why do SSB and RTTY have to follow the VOX setting of the other?

On RTTY, I operate AFSK and use VOX for keying the rig.  I usually
have N1MM or DX Labs controlling the rig through the serial port.
There may be another solution, but this has always worked well for me.
  The only problem is what seems to me, to be an inconstancy in the
application of VOX.  I usually find out the VOX is not on in RTTY,
when I try to answer a CQ, and it doesn't work.

Is this how it is supposed to work, or am I not doing something correctly?

Dave Wilburn
NM4M
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[Joe Subich, W4TV-4]

> The opposite is also true.  If you turn off VOX in RTTY, it
> stays off, regardless of previous settings in SSB mode.

I suspect it is because DATA A and AFSK A are special cases of
SSB.  You will find that FSK D and PSK D are special cases of
CW as well.  The VOX status is maintained separately for the
SSB cases (USB/LSB/DATA A/AFSK A) and the CW cases (CW/CW-R/FSK D/
PSK D).  

73,

   ... Joe, W4TV
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email]
> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of David Wilburn
> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 9:26 PM
> To: Elecraft Discussion List
> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 - VOX setting per mode
>
>
> I am not sure if this is a bug or a feature.... ;)
>
> Start out with the rig in SSB, and the VOX off.  Then go to CW mode
> and the VOX is on.  Good so far.
>
> Then go to RTTY.  VOX is off.  In my case, I need VOX on, so
> I turn it on.
>
> Now I go back to SSB where I started out, and VOX is on.  Which I
> usually find out when I lay the headset on the table, or any
> loud noise.
>
> The opposite is also true.  If you turn off VOX in RTTY, it
> stays off,
> regardless of previous settings in SSB mode.
>
> Why do SSB and RTTY have to follow the VOX setting of the other?
>
> On RTTY, I operate AFSK and use VOX for keying the rig.  I usually
> have N1MM or DX Labs controlling the rig through the serial port.
> There may be another solution, but this has always worked
> well for me.
>   The only problem is what seems to me, to be an inconstancy in the
> application of VOX.  I usually find out the VOX is not on in RTTY,
> when I try to answer a CQ, and it doesn't work.
>
> Is this how it is supposed to work, or am I not doing
> something correctly?
>
> Dave Wilburn
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[wayne burdick]

Separate voice/data VOX is on the firmware list.

tnx
Wayne
N6KR

On Mar 3, 2009, at 7:53 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:

>
>> The opposite is also true.  If you turn off VOX in RTTY, it
>> stays off, regardless of previous settings in SSB mode.
>
> I suspect it is because DATA A and AFSK A are special cases of
> SSB.  You will find that FSK D and PSK D are special cases of
> CW as well.  The VOX status is maintained separately for the
> SSB cases (USB/LSB/DATA A/AFSK A) and the CW cases (CW/CW-R/FSK D/
> PSK D).
>
> 73,
>
>    ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [hidden email]
>> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of David Wilburn
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 9:26 PM
>> To: Elecraft Discussion List
>> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 - VOX setting per mode
>>
>>
>> I am not sure if this is a bug or a feature.... ;)
>>
>> Start out with the rig in SSB, and the VOX off.  Then go to CW mode
>> and the VOX is on.  Good so far.
>>
>> Then go to RTTY.  VOX is off.  In my case, I need VOX on, so
>> I turn it on.
>>
>> Now I go back to SSB where I started out, and VOX is on.  Which I
>> usually find out when I lay the headset on the table, or any
>> loud noise.
>>
>> The opposite is also true.  If you turn off VOX in RTTY, it
>> stays off,
>> regardless of previous settings in SSB mode.
>>
>> Why do SSB and RTTY have to follow the VOX setting of the other?
>>
>> On RTTY, I operate AFSK and use VOX for keying the rig.  I usually
>> have N1MM or DX Labs controlling the rig through the serial port.
>> There may be another solution, but this has always worked
>> well for me.
>>   The only problem is what seems to me, to be an inconstancy in the
>> application of VOX.  I usually find out the VOX is not on in RTTY,
>> when I try to answer a CQ, and it doesn't work.
>>
>> Is this how it is supposed to work, or am I not doing
>> something correctly?
>>
>> Dave Wilburn
>> NM4M ______________________________________________________________
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