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Tim Urban

K3 won't PTT in data

Trying to run my K3 on PSK31 in data A mode w a tigertronics USB interface and digipan software.

The box connects to K3 via line in/out jacks and the rear panel PTT jack. All jumpers in interface are set correctly. When the software goes to TX, the interface box goes to TX, and the phono plug from the box that plugs into the K3 PTT jack goes to ground.

The K3 however doesn't go into TX mode, unless you also key the hand mike.

Using the hand mike switch as a manual PTT switch I made several PSK31 QSOs tonight so the sound card chip in the tigertronics box is apparently working.

Just for kicks I tried using the rs232 rig control and digipan to try to trigger TX that way as described in elecrafts K3 operating hints, and the rig would not go into TX mode that way, either.

Is there a selection in the menus that I am overlooking that will allow the rear panel PTT jack to trigger TX mode while in Data A?

73

Tim
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N0OKS

Re: K3 won't PTT in data

Try VOX and skip everthing except the computer, two cables for audio either way, Digipan and the K3.

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Dave Johnson

Re: K3 won't PTT in data

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Tim

I run fldigi with my K3, no need for any interface, just sound card
cables and RS232. The program is free from http://www.w1hkj.com/

You also need to download the "K3.xml" file (from the above page) and
it works... You don't need the companion program "flrig" as the fldigi
program itself reads the frequency and keys the K3 via RS232.

73 Dave, G4AON

Trying to run my K3 on PSK31 in data A mode w a tigertronics USB
interface and digipan software.

The box connects to K3 via line in/out jacks and the rear panel PTT
jack. All jumpers in interface are set correctly. When the software
goes to TX, the interface box goes to TX, and the phono plug from the
box that plugs into the K3 PTT jack goes to ground.

The K3 however doesn't go into TX mode, unless you also key the hand mike.
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Tim
N5IIT
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Ian Kahn, KM4IK

Re: K3 won't PTT in data

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Tim,

Make sure you have MIC SEL on the MAIN menu set to PH+Line-In. This allows
the back line-in jack to be active for transmit/receive on the back panel
Line-In port. I also use the SignaLink with my K3 and don't have any
issues with this setting.

Hope this helps.

73,

--Ian
Ian Kahn, KM4IK
Roswell, GA EM74ua
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On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 10:45 PM, Tim Urban <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Trying to run my K3 on PSK31 in data A mode w a tigertronics USB interface
> and digipan software.
>
> The box connects to K3 via line in/out jacks and the rear panel PTT jack.
> All jumpers in interface are set correctly. When the software goes to TX,
> the interface box goes to TX, and the phono plug from the box that plugs
> into the K3 PTT jack goes to ground.
>
> The K3 however doesn't go into TX mode, unless you also key the hand mike.
>
> Using the hand mike switch as a manual PTT switch I made several PSK31
> QSOs tonight so the sound card chip in the tigertronics box is apparently
> working.
>
> Just for kicks I tried using the rs232 rig control and digipan to try to
> trigger TX that way as described in elecrafts K3 operating hints, and the
> rig would not go into TX mode that way, either.
>
> Is there a selection in the menus that I am overlooking that will allow
> the rear panel PTT jack to trigger TX mode while in Data A?
>
> 73
>
> Tim
> N5IIT
>
>
>
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Don Wilhelm-4

Re: K3 won't PTT in data

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Tim,

You say that the PTT output from the Tigertronics jack goes to ground,
but that does not cause the K3 to go into transmit -- I think something
is awry in that area.

Think cable - have you checked the cable between the Tigertronics and
the K3 PTT jack? Pull the cable off the Tigertronics end and short
across the connector - does the K3 go into TX? If not, try another
cable. If the K3 does go into TX, then your interface is not connecting
its PTT output to ground.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/25/2012 10:45 PM, Tim Urban wrote:

> Trying to run my K3 on PSK31 in data A mode w a tigertronics USB interface and digipan software.
>
> The box connects to K3 via line in/out jacks and the rear panel PTT jack. All jumpers in interface are set correctly. When the software goes to TX, the interface box goes to TX, and the phono plug from the box that plugs into the K3 PTT jack goes to ground.
>
> The K3 however doesn't go into TX mode, unless you also key the hand mike.
>
> Using the hand mike switch as a manual PTT switch I made several PSK31 QSOs tonight so the sound card chip in the tigertronics box is apparently working.
>
> Just for kicks I tried using the rs232 rig control and digipan to try to trigger TX that way as described in elecrafts K3 operating hints, and the rig would not go into TX mode that way, either.
>
> Is there a selection in the menus that I am overlooking that will allow the rear panel PTT jack to trigger TX mode while in Data A?
>
> 73
>
> Tim
> N5IIT
>