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Tony,
Be aware that you must have enough audio to fully illuminate 4 bars on the ALC meter with the 5th bar flickering. If you do not have that condition, manipulate the soundcard audio and the Line In level on the K3S to obtain that deflection. Maintain that audio level, and adjust the power with the K3S power knob. This is different than the conventional internet advice which says set the power to a high value and adjust the audio to get the desired power output - that will not work with the K3S (or the K3 or KX3 or K2). If you are using the audio provided by the USB cable, be certain there is nothing plugged into the K3S Line In jack. I cannot provide any more information until you clarify more about your cabling setup - specifically, which is connected to what. 73, Don W3FPR On 8/26/2015 8:56 AM, MM6TGN wrote: > I have recently purchased and built my K3S. 100w with ATU. > As an MM6 foundation licence holder, this is my first radio and I am limited > to 10w. > I am a Mac user not a Mac Genius and use a mid 2010 Imac. > I have installed and am successfully using Maclogger. > > After discussion with club mates I decided to try Digital modes and was > advised to start with PSK. > After some research I discovered FLdigi installed the programme and the FTDI > driver for the USB and it appears to work well in all respects including rig > control, apart for the fact that the Radio does not appear to transmit. > > When I try and answer a CQ by answering call. The waterfall indicates I am > sending data and the message transfers from the bottom to the Top sections > of FLdigi. However there is no indication on the radio that there is any > output. I have had no response to any CQ or answered call. > > I think the issue may be with the audio setup. > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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In FLdigi, Click CONFIGURE, then SOUNDCARD and report back the Port Audio
settings, Do you see the RIG go into TX mode? (you state it doesn't appear to transmit but that's vague). How is the program configured for PTT? CONFIGURE/Rig Control, PTT. Are you cabled to use DTS/RTS via the DE9 connector or are you intending to use VOX? Please refer to the K3S owners manual page 33. Data Mode Connections You can transmit and receive data with a computer in three ways: . Connect your soundcard I/O to the K3S. Use MAIN:MIC SEL to use LINE IN/OUT, frontpanel mic jack, or rear-panel mic jack. You can use VOX or PTT to control transmit. . Use the soundcard in receive mode, but use a PC I/O line to do direct FSK (or PSK) modulation. Connect the PC's I/O line to the "FSK IN" line on the ACC connector. (If this signal originates from an RS232 port, it will require RS232-to-TTL level conversion.) . Send and receive ASCII text via the RS232 interface. To send, insert text into a "KY" command (e.g., "KY CQ DE N6KR;"). To receive, send "TT1;" (text-to-terminal). "TT0;" turns it off. See the K3/KX3 Programmer's Reference, available at www.elecraft.com. -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of MM6TGN Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 8:56 AM To: [hidden email] Subject: [Elecraft] K3s Fldigi and Mac I have recently purchased and built my K3S. 100w with ATU. As an MM6 foundation licence holder, this is my first radio and I am limited to 10w. I am a Mac user not a Mac Genius and use a mid 2010 Imac. I have installed and am successfully using Maclogger. After discussion with club mates I decided to try Digital modes and was advised to start with PSK. After some research I discovered FLdigi installed the programme and the FTDI driver for the USB and it appears to work well in all respects including rig control, apart for the fact that the Radio does not appear to transmit. When I try and answer a CQ by answering call. The waterfall indicates I am sending data and the message transfers from the bottom to the Top sections of FLdigi. However there is no indication on the radio that there is any output. I have had no response to any CQ or answered call. I think the issue may be with the audio setup. Can anybody signpost me to straight forward guidance on setting up FLdigi, Mac and the K3S Thanks Tony ----- T Barclay MM6TGN -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3s-Fldigi-and-Mac-tp7606741.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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You can use VOX instead of PTT - and it is apparently working for you
right now. With soundcard data modes, there is no harm in using VOX (unless you have MIC + LINE set in the menu - and you should not). There is no way you will start transmitting because of room sounds. The only thing to watch out for is that the USB Audio Codec for the K3S is not defined as the default soundcard for the operating system - if it is, you will get "computer sounds" being transmitted on the data mode portions of the bands, and that is not good for retention of your license or the ire of fellow hams. 73, Don W3FPR On 8/26/2015 3:53 PM, MM6TGN wrote: > I have set in /out on these to USB Audio CODEC I have done as suggested > with the levels and when I no press TXMIT and ANS with the FLDIG I now get > 4 bars with the 5th flashing this now appears to be stable. > Thi works both in test and normal mode. The Tx light goes on in normal mode > > > The difficulty now appears to be that FLdigi is not activating of > deactivating PTT > > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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