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Mike Reublin

K3 VOX

The K3 seems to remember VOX on/off on a per band basis.
Any chance to have it on a per mode basis?

73, Mike NF4L
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Mike Reublin

Re: K3 VOX

On third thought, disregard the previous post, and revert to #1.....

On 7/22/2010 2:01 PM, Mike wrote:

> Never mind. Senior-itis strikes again.
>
> On 7/22/2010 1:59 PM, Mike wrote:
>> The K3 seems to remember VOX on/off on a per band basis.
>> Any chance to have it on a per mode basis?
>>
>> 73, Mike NF4L
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Dunc Carter - W5DC

Re: K3 VOX

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Please.
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Mike Reublin

Re: K3 VOX

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Over....

On 7/22/2010 1:59 PM, Mike wrote:

> The K3 seems to remember VOX on/off on a per band basis.
> Any chance to have it on a per mode basis?
>
> 73, Mike NF4L
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Joe Subich, W4TV-4

Re: K3 VOX

It's already there on a mode group (SSB/AM/FM/DATA vs.
CW/FSK_D/PSK_D) basis. See the manual ...

73,

... Joe, W4TV

On 7/23/2010 8:20 AM, Mike wrote:
> Over....
>
> On 7/22/2010 1:59 PM, Mike wrote:
>> The K3 seems to remember VOX on/off on a per band basis.
>> Any chance to have it on a per mode basis?
>>
>> 73, Mike NF4L

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Mike Reublin

Re: K3 VOX

Thanks Joe.

I looked in the manual (paper and PDF), and didn't find what I wanted. Could you cite
a page?

What I'm after is PTT on SSB (the only voice mode I have) , VOX on CW, AFSK A.

73, Mike

On 7/23/2010 11:05 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:

> It's already there on a mode group (SSB/AM/FM/DATA vs.
> CW/FSK_D/PSK_D) basis. See the manual ...
>
> 73,
>
> ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
> On 7/23/2010 8:20 AM, Mike wrote:
>> Over....
>>
>> On 7/22/2010 1:59 PM, Mike wrote:
>>> The K3 seems to remember VOX on/off on a per band basis.
>>> Any chance to have it on a per mode basis?
>>>
>>> 73, Mike NF4L
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KK7P

Re: K3 VOX

> What I'm after is PTT on SSB (the only voice mode I have) , VOX on CW, AFSK A.

CW's VOX is independent, all the other modes lump VOX together, so you
can't have VOX on DATA and no VOX on SSB without pressing the front
panel button (or sending a serial port command) to set the VOX state the
way you want it.

73,

Lyle KK7P
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Joe Subich, W4TV-4

Re: K3 VOX

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> What I'm after is PTT on SSB (the only voice mode I have) , VOX on
> CW, AFSK A.

That's not the way it works. As I said below, the settings are
separate on a per group - audio input (SSB, AM, FM, AFSK A, DATA A)
vs. "paddle" input (CW, FSK D, PSK D) - basis.

73,

... Joe, W4TV

On 7/23/2010 5:40 PM, Mike wrote:

> Thanks Joe.
>
> I looked in the manual (paper and PDF), and didn't find what I
> wanted. Could you cite a page?
>
> What I'm after is PTT on SSB (the only voice mode I have) , VOX on
> CW, AFSK A.
>
> 73, Mike
>
> On 7/23/2010 11:05 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>> It's already there on a mode group (SSB/AM/FM/DATA vs.
>> CW/FSK_D/PSK_D) basis. See the manual ...
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> ... Joe, W4TV
>>
>>
>> On 7/23/2010 8:20 AM, Mike wrote:
>>> Over....
>>>
>>> On 7/22/2010 1:59 PM, Mike wrote:
>>>> The K3 seems to remember VOX on/off on a per band basis. Any
>>>> chance to have it on a per mode basis?
>>>>
>>>> 73, Mike NF4L
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Mike Reublin

Re: K3 VOX

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Thanks, Lyle. Maybe someday it could make it's way onto the wish list. :-(

73, Mike

On 7/23/2010 5:59 PM, Lyle Johnson wrote:

>> What I'm after is PTT on SSB (the only voice mode I have) , VOX on CW, AFSK A.
> CW's VOX is independent, all the other modes lump VOX together, so you
> can't have VOX on DATA and no VOX on SSB without pressing the front
> panel button (or sending a serial port command) to set the VOX state the
> way you want it.
>
> 73,
>
> Lyle KK7P
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Brandon673

Re: K3 VOX

I have requested this a couple times. So far it has not made its way into the firmware. I use Direct imput for my JT65 & PSK modes and want to be able to leave VOX set for data and PTT for Phone. I really really wish they would add this. WOuld help avoid accidental keying of the mic when switching modes.

Joe Subich, W4TV-4

Re: K3 VOX

> I use Direct imput for my JT65& PSK modes and want to be able to
> leave VOX set for data and PTT for Phone.

Why? Any competent software - including DigiPan for PSK and WSJT
for JT65 provides for the use of a serial port to generate PTT.
Use of PTT is far more reliable and less prone to false triggering
on "garbage audio."

73,

... Joe, W4TV

On 10/17/2010 4:11 PM, Brandon673 wrote:
>
> I have requested this a couple times. So far it has not made its way into the
> firmware. I use Direct imput for my JT65& PSK modes and want to be able to
> leave VOX set for data and PTT for Phone. I really really wish they would
> add this. WOuld help avoid accidental keying of the mic when switching
> modes.
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vk4cmv

Re: K3 VOX

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I thought this had been put on the wish list, just over a year ago:

http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Data-mode-VOX-persists-to-USB-td3778881.html?by-user=t#a3778881

There's a real mixture of PTT methods out there - WSJT can use a serial port, WSPR can now use CAT and serial port, HRD can use CAT and serial port JT65-HF can use a serial port - to name a few.

The lowest common denominator and simplest option for all these is the use of VOX in data mode. It would be nice to swing back and forth between voice and data without having to worry about whether the VOX is on/off.

You could tie up another serial port for PTT in most instances - but that's just more cabling. There's a tendency, in this shack at least, to run more than one application at a time - so there would be contention with a serial port across multiple applications.

73 Julian VK4CMV

Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO

Re: K3 VOX

Yes, this is the reason for using VOX to turn digital mode transmit on and
off. Makes life in the real world of multiple simultaneous software
applications much easier. I routinely run two instances of WSJT along with
JT65-HF at the the same time. (I could try to run them all through
LP-BRIDGE, except that it's just one more layer of complex code, and I know
the main K-3 utility, K3-EZ, and (I think) K3 Frequency Memory Editor won't
run reliably through LP-BRIDGE. VOX is just a simpler solution for digital.)

LOL I operate both WSJT and SSB on 6 meters. Usually when I switch from
WSJT mode to SSB mode (with the VOX on), my mic trips the transmitter a few
times until I remember to shut off the VOX. One of the local 6m hams, who is
ALWAYS monitoring 50125, keys his rig and coughs a couple times into his
mic, just to needle me. This kind of teasing is innocuous enough, but I
could sure do without it. :-/

When can we get independent VOX status for data modes and SSB? Assuming it's
still on the list, how far down the list is it, Wayne?

Bill W5WVO

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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 VOX

> You could tie up another serial port for PTT in most instances - but
> that's
> just more cabling. There's a tendency, in this shack at least, to run more
> than one application at a time - so there would be contention with a
> serial
> port across multiple applications.
>
> 73 Julian VK4CMV

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