K3S trouble doing PSK31 w DM780

[Steve Muenich]

Hi all,

It's my first time posting to this group as I recently got my K3S #10121 on the air.  I have been really enjoying playing with it on SSB and CW.
I use HRD as my logging and rig control. But over the last couple of nights I have been trying to get on the digital modes, mostly PSK31 at first.
Im using the USB interface to PC, I have good rx and I am decoding PSK fine. Problem is when I go to TX. I have PTT with rf power out and monitor audio as I hear data but No ALC indication at all. K3S is in Data mode.
I hear good and when I try to answer CQ no one ever responds.

Any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong?

Thanks in advance.

73
Steve, NA5C



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[ae4pb]

Check your HRD configuration in the sound card settings:
HRD/DM780/Options/Soundcard - verify the output transmit device shows the
K3S sound card. Also in your windows mixer ensure that the volume slider is
up.

Jerry Moore
AE4PB

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Subject: [Elecraft] K3S trouble doing PSK31 w DM780

Hi all,

It's my first time posting to this group as I recently got my K3S #10121 on
the air.  I have been really enjoying playing with it on SSB and CW.
I use HRD as my logging and rig control. But over the last couple of nights
I have been trying to get on the digital modes, mostly PSK31 at first.
Im using the USB interface to PC, I have good rx and I am decoding PSK fine.
Problem is when I go to TX. I have PTT with rf power out and monitor audio
as I hear data but No ALC indication at all. K3S is in Data mode.
I hear good and when I try to answer CQ no one ever responds.

Any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong?

Thanks in advance.

73
Steve, NA5C



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[Chris Hallinan]

Are you getting any power output at all?  Switch the meter from ALC to
power output and see if you have anything.  I had a similar problem and
ended up using USB mode, but then I had to change the CONFIG to select the
rear panel line in (I use the signal link USB through line-in and
line-out.) I don't know about your K3S and USB.  But I'm sure it's
misconfigured somewhere.  Good luck.

-Chris
K1AY


On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 11:44 PM, Steve Muenich <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> It's my first time posting to this group as I recently got my K3S #10121
> on the air.  I have been really enjoying playing with it on SSB and CW.
> I use HRD as my logging and rig control. But over the last couple of
> nights I have been trying to get on the digital modes, mostly PSK31 at
> first.
> Im using the USB interface to PC, I have good rx and I am decoding PSK
> fine. Problem is when I go to TX. I have PTT with rf power out and monitor
> audio as I hear data but No ALC indication at all. K3S is in Data mode.
> I hear good and when I try to answer CQ no one ever responds.
>
> Any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> 73
> Steve, NA5C
>
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[Bob McGraw - K4TAX]

Just checked my system with HRD/DM780.

Radio MODE set for TX Data.
MENU for MIC SEL set for Line In and value about 10 to 20.
Set computer SPEAKERS value for about 20 to 30.
Be sure correct CODEC is selected in DM-780.
Adjust slider on HRD/DM780 Soundcard for about 4 bars of ALC on radio.  
Slider value about 75.
Set PWR output on radio for 50 watts.

Be sure nothing is connected to Line IN on rear of radio.  I only use
the single USB cable between computer and radio.

All works for me.

73
Bob, K4TAX
K3S s/n 10,163

On 9/1/2015 8:17 AM, Chris Hallinan wrote:

> Are you getting any power output at all?  Switch the meter from ALC to
> power output and see if you have anything.  I had a similar problem and
> ended up using USB mode, but then I had to change the CONFIG to select the
> rear panel line in (I use the signal link USB through line-in and
> line-out.) I don't know about your K3S and USB.  But I'm sure it's
> misconfigured somewhere.  Good luck.
>
> -Chris
> K1AY
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 11:44 PM, Steve Muenich <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> It's my first time posting to this group as I recently got my K3S #10121
>> on the air.  I have been really enjoying playing with it on SSB and CW.
>> I use HRD as my logging and rig control. But over the last couple of
>> nights I have been trying to get on the digital modes, mostly PSK31 at
>> first.
>> Im using the USB interface to PC, I have good rx and I am decoding PSK
>> fine. Problem is when I go to TX. I have PTT with rf power out and monitor
>> audio as I hear data but No ALC indication at all. K3S is in Data mode.
>> I hear good and when I try to answer CQ no one ever responds.
>>
>> Any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> 73
>> Steve, NA5C
>>
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[Don Wilhelm-4]

Steve,

Make sure the data sub-mode is DATA A.

Do you have anything connected to the Line In jack?
The USB audio in is disabled if there is a plug in the Line In jack.

Adjust the slider on the computer soundcard control to about 2/3 of full
and then adjust the K3S Line In (Mic gain used in DATA mode) to produce
4 bars solid with the 5th bar flickering on the ALC meter - you can do
that in TX TEST mode so no RF is transmitted.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 8/31/2015 11:44 PM, Steve Muenich wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> It's my first time posting to this group as I recently got my K3S #10121 on the air.  I have been really enjoying playing with it on SSB and CW.
> I use HRD as my logging and rig control. But over the last couple of nights I have been trying to get on the digital modes, mostly PSK31 at first.
> Im using the USB interface to PC, I have good rx and I am decoding PSK fine. Problem is when I go to TX. I have PTT with rf power out and monitor audio as I hear data but No ALC indication at all. K3S is in Data mode.
> I hear good and when I try to answer CQ no one ever responds.
>
>

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[Matt Zilmer-3]

Steve,

Make sure there is nothing plugged into Line In on the rear panel.  If
a cable is plugged in there, the USB codec is bypassed in favor of
Line In for your TX audio source.

73,
matt
W6NIA

On Mon, 31 Aug 2015 22:44:32 -0500, you wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>It's my first time posting to this group as I recently got my K3S #10121 on the air.  I have been really enjoying playing with it on SSB and CW.
>I use HRD as my logging and rig control. But over the last couple of nights I have been trying to get on the digital modes, mostly PSK31 at first.
>Im using the USB interface to PC, I have good rx and I am decoding PSK fine. Problem is when I go to TX. I have PTT with rf power out and monitor audio as I hear data but No ALC indication at all. K3S is in Data mode.
>I hear good and when I try to answer CQ no one ever responds.
>
>Any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>73
>Steve, NA5C
>
>
>
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[Wes (N7WS)]

Essentially impossible on my K3S.  I could never get my head around HRD (even
when it was free) so I can't speak to that.  But with MMTTY I have my Windows
slider at 20% and the Mic/Line Level control is still so sensitive that a change
from 6 to 7 takes the ALC from 3 to 5 bars.  These low setting then require an
increase in VOX gain that then makes it too sensitive on SSB.  Lowering the
Windows gain exacerbates the problem.  VOX and Mic gains should be totally
independent.  Sadly, in the K3 (both vintages) they are not.

If I had the appropriate serial cable I would go back to serial control and Line
In/Line Out.

Wes  N7WS


On 9/1/2015 6:58 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
>
>
> Adjust the slider on the computer soundcard control to about 2/3 of full and
> then adjust the K3S Line In (Mic gain used in DATA mode) to produce 4 bars
> solid with the 5th bar flickering on the ALC meter - you can do that in TX
> TEST mode so no RF is transmitted.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR

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