K3S Digital Mode Problems

[Mike VE3YF]

I have recently updated my shack Windows 10 computer and now wanted to
checkout FT8,I find that I am having one heck of a time getting FT8 to
work properly..

I am Running Windows 10 v1903 (Build 18362.207), Microham MK2, K3S (5.66
Firmware) and WSJT-X (v2.0.1)

When I put the Rig in Data A Mode which I have stored in M4, some real
strange things are now happening. The Rig for some reason and this never
happened before, the rig goes into USB Mode, and switches filter to FL1
which is the 6Khz Filter, and switches the bandwidth to 3.0Khz. I have
tried moving it to another Filter, but wants to default to FL1. I can
Manually readjust the BW back to 4Khz and it stays.

And the saga continues, now the Microham MK2 thinks the rig is in Voice
Mode, which it now is as verified by by pressing the Mic control the K3S
which now shows Mic=4, and the Compression control now reads a number of
15. So unless I am sadly mistaken the rig is no long in Data Mode which
I believe is verified on the K3S front panel display by USB.

The rig works perfectly in SSB, CW, and RTTY Modes (Which I have stored
in M1, M2 and M3), nothing has changed and they working just fine.

I have the MicroHam MK2 setup correctly as per Joes Instruction sheets,
and as well the WSJT-X program.

But I am at a total loss as to what is going on.

I must confess that up until today I haven't used FT8 or any other
Digital Mode since the VP6D DXpedition, so not sure when things got all
haywire, and the only thing that has changed is my Windows Update to the
new version.

Has anyone experienced this dilemma, as I don't have much hair on the
top of the head so really nothing to pull out, any help or pointers etc
would be greatly appreciated.

Tnx.

--

*73 De Mike*
*VE3YF

_/http://www.ve3yf.com/_*

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[Nr4c]

Well I have it working. I do not use a Microham.

I use the USB cable that came with my K3S. Setup software with com port data and make sure radio RE-232 is set to USB, and it works. Not sure what all the Microham does for you.

Oh by the way, wsjt-x will set the mode and frequency on the radio.  No need for macros to set this up.

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> On Jul 6, 2019, at 12:44 PM, Mike VE3YF <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> I have recently updated my shack Windows 10 computer and now wanted to checkout FT8,I find that I am having one heck of a time getting FT8 to work properly..
>
> I am Running Windows 10 v1903 (Build 18362.207), Microham MK2, K3S (5.66 Firmware) and WSJT-X (v2.0.1)
>
> When I put the Rig in Data A Mode which I have stored in M4, some real strange things are now happening. The Rig for some reason and this never happened before, the rig goes into USB Mode, and switches filter to FL1 which is the 6Khz Filter, and switches the bandwidth to 3.0Khz. I have tried moving it to another Filter, but wants to default to FL1. I can Manually readjust the BW back to 4Khz and it stays.
>
> And the saga continues, now the Microham MK2 thinks the rig is in Voice Mode, which it now is as verified by by pressing the Mic control the K3S which now shows Mic=4, and the Compression control now reads a number of 15. So unless I am sadly mistaken the rig is no long in Data Mode which I believe is verified on the K3S front panel display by USB.
>
> The rig works perfectly in SSB, CW, and RTTY Modes (Which I have stored in M1, M2 and M3), nothing has changed and they working just fine.
>
> I have the MicroHam MK2 setup correctly as per Joes Instruction sheets, and as well the WSJT-X program.
>
> But I am at a total loss as to what is going on.
>
> I must confess that up until today I haven't used FT8 or any other Digital Mode since the VP6D DXpedition, so not sure when things got all haywire, and the only thing that has changed is my Windows Update to the new version.
>
> Has anyone experienced this dilemma, as I don't have much hair on the top of the head so really nothing to pull out, any help or pointers etc would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Tnx.
>
> --
>
> *73 De Mike*
> *VE3YF
>
> _/http://www.ve3yf.com/_*
>
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