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G0CKV

K3S WSJT and FT8

I have requests to do FT8 on top band from 3B8 right now. I have receive
going OK and also CAT but I can't get audio from WSJT-X on a WIndows 10
Home Pro laptop to get into my K3S. ANyone out there who can help?

73 Olof G0CKV 3B9HA 3B9M
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Don Wilhelm

Re: K3S WSJT and FT8

Olof,

Are you connected to the K3S using the USB cable?
If so, check the soundcard that WSJT-X is trying to use for audio output
- it should be USB AUDIO CODEC.
You must NOT have anything plugged into the K3S LINE IN jack unless you
are using a different soundcard than the internal one.

If the soundcard is correct, and you are using DATA A mode, set the
input to LINE in the menu.

You will have to set the audio levels (there are multiple controls -
some in your computer software and the LINE level (mic knob) of the K3S.
You must end up with 4 bars solid on the ALC meter with the 5th bar
flashing.
See the article on my website www.w3fpr.com

73,
Don W3FPR

On 11/26/2019 11:38 AM, Olof Lundberg wrote:
> I have requests to do FT8 on top band from 3B8 right now. I have receive
> going OK and also CAT but I can't get audio from WSJT-X on a WIndows 10
> Home Pro laptop to get into my K3S. ANyone out there who can help?
>
> 73 Olof G0CKV 3B9HA 3B9M
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Barry LaZar

Re: K3S WSJT and FT8

Don,
You are correct it works fine this way. I do it that way. Only one
suggestion, use VOX. once tone is on the radio goes into transmit rather
nicely. I do this for all the digital modes and have run into no
problems. Once Elecraft added the internal sound card it really made
operating easier.

73,
Barry
K3NDM

------ Original Message ------
From: "Don Wilhelm" <[hidden email]>
To: "Olof Lundberg" <[hidden email]>; [hidden email]
Sent: 11/26/2019 12:14:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S WSJT and FT8

>Olof,
>
>Are you connected to the K3S using the USB cable?
>If so, check the soundcard that WSJT-X is trying to use for audio output - it should be USB AUDIO CODEC.
>You must NOT have anything plugged into the K3S LINE IN jack unless you are using a different soundcard than the internal one.
>
>If the soundcard is correct, and you are using DATA A mode, set the input to LINE in the menu.
>
>You will have to set the audio levels (there are multiple controls - some in your computer software and the LINE level (mic knob) of the K3S. You must end up with 4 bars solid on the ALC meter with the 5th bar flashing.
>See the article on my website www.w3fpr.com
>
>73,
>Don W3FPR
>
>On 11/26/2019 11:38 AM, Olof Lundberg wrote:
>>I have requests to do FT8 on top band from 3B8 right now. I have receive
>>going OK and also CAT but I can't get audio from WSJT-X on a WIndows 10
>>Home Pro laptop to get into my K3S. ANyone out there who can help?
>>
>>73 Olof G0CKV 3B9HA 3B9M
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Jim Brown-10

Re: K3S WSJT and FT8

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On 11/26/2019 8:38 AM, Olof Lundberg wrote:
> I have requests to do FT8 on top band from 3B8 right now.

That would be wonderful, Olof! Also 80M. And thanks for the 40M Q last
weekend.

73, Jim K9YC
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G0CKV

Re: K3S WSJT and FT8

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Thank you all. I thought I had all this done but the obfuscated Windows 10 audio settings caught me out probably. It turned out that it was the transmit chain of audio level settings wsjt pwr - windows spkr audio - K3 mic/line level that had to be ’tuned’. So next step will be to read up on how you do the qsos. 3B8M might do a test run on 17m later today and I will try to do 160 and perhaps 80 around sunset/sunrise night between Wed and Thu my time. That would be 1830 and 0120 UTC respectively.

73 and, again, many thanks for the quick help

Olof G0CKV

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> On 26 Nov 2019, at 21:14, Don Wilhelm <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Olof,
>
> Are you connected to the K3S using the USB cable?
> If so, check the soundcard that WSJT-X is trying to use for audio output - it should be USB AUDIO CODEC.
> You must NOT have anything plugged into the K3S LINE IN jack unless you are using a different soundcard than the internal one.
>
> If the soundcard is correct, and you are using DATA A mode, set the input to LINE in the menu.
>
> You will have to set the audio levels (there are multiple controls - some in your computer software and the LINE level (mic knob) of the K3S. You must end up with 4 bars solid on the ALC meter with the 5th bar flashing.
> See the article on my website www.w3fpr.com
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
>> On 11/26/2019 11:38 AM, Olof Lundberg wrote:
>> I have requests to do FT8 on top band from 3B8 right now. I have receive
>> going OK and also CAT but I can't get audio from WSJT-X on a WIndows 10
>> Home Pro laptop to get into my K3S. ANyone out there who can help?
>> 73 Olof G0CKV 3B9HA 3B9M

Wes Stewart-2

Re: K3S WSJT and FT8

Nothing to do with your problem but I had to say that I copied, and called
unsuccessfully, 3B8M on 40-meter CW on 11-24-19 @ 1651Z, which is 0951 AM local
time here in Arizona. This is 3 hours past my SR on a >11,000 mile path. Who
needs FT8?

I'll look for you on 80 and 160.

Wes N7WS

On 11/26/2019 11:28 PM, Olof Lundberg wrote:
> Thank you all. I thought I had all this done but the obfuscated Windows 10 audio settings caught me out probably. It turned out that it was the transmit chain of audio level settings wsjt pwr - windows spkr audio - K3 mic/line level that had to be ’tuned’. So next step will be to read up on how you do the qsos. 3B8M might do a test run on 17m later today and I will try to do 160 and perhaps 80 around sunset/sunrise night between Wed and Thu my time. That would be 1830 and 0120 UTC respectively.
>
> 73 and, again, many thanks for the quick help
>
> Olof G0CKV
>

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markmusick

Re: K3S WSJT and FT8

Hi Wes,
I worked 3B8M on 11-24-19 at 1721 on 14.096 MHz using my K2/10 running 5 Watts.
From my QTH here near Indianapolis that is a 9,900+ mile path.

Mark, WB9CIF

-----Original Message-----
From: [hidden email] <[hidden email]> On Behalf Of Wes
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 12:41
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S WSJT and FT8

Nothing to do with your problem but I had to say that I copied, and called unsuccessfully, 3B8M on 40-meter CW on 11-24-19 @ 1651Z, which is 0951 AM local time here in Arizona. This is 3 hours past my SR on a >11,000 mile path. Who needs FT8?

I'll look for you on 80 and 160.

Wes N7WS

On 11/26/2019 11:28 PM, Olof Lundberg wrote:
> Thank you all. I thought I had all this done but the obfuscated Windows 10 audio settings caught me out probably. It turned out that it was the transmit chain of audio level settings wsjt pwr - windows spkr audio - K3 mic/line level that had to be ’tuned’. So next step will be to read up on how you do the qsos. 3B8M might do a test run on 17m later today and I will try to do 160 and perhaps 80 around sunset/sunrise night between Wed and Thu my time. That would be 1830 and 0120 UTC respectively.
>
> 73 and, again, many thanks for the quick help
>
> Olof G0CKV
>

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markmusick

Re: K3S WSJT and FT8

In reply to this post by Wes Stewart-2

In my reply to Wes' post about hearing 3B8M on 40 meter CW and I posted I worked them with my K2/10 at 5 Watts on 20 meters, some apparently thought I used FT8 to make the contact. That is not the case. I was using CW as I was a QRP entry in the CQWW CW contest.

Mark, WB9CIF

-----Original Message-----
From: [hidden email] <[hidden email]> On Behalf Of Wes
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 12:41
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S WSJT and FT8

Nothing to do with your problem but I had to say that I copied, and called unsuccessfully, 3B8M on 40-meter CW on 11-24-19 @ 1651Z, which is 0951 AM local time here in Arizona. This is 3 hours past my SR on a >11,000 mile path. Who needs FT8?

I'll look for you on 80 and 160.

Wes N7WS

On 11/26/2019 11:28 PM, Olof Lundberg wrote:
> Thank you all. I thought I had all this done but the obfuscated Windows 10 audio settings caught me out probably. It turned out that it was the transmit chain of audio level settings wsjt pwr - windows spkr audio - K3 mic/line level that had to be ’tuned’. So next step will be to read up on how you do the qsos. 3B8M might do a test run on 17m later today and I will try to do 160 and perhaps 80 around sunset/sunrise night between Wed and Thu my time. That would be 1830 and 0120 UTC respectively.
>
> 73 and, again, many thanks for the quick help
>
> Olof G0CKV
>

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