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KX2 Utility & Linux

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I run Linux Mint 19.2 (Tina) and have installed the Linux KX2 utility.  I have successfully created a rule so that the KX2 is recognized on /dev/ttyUSB0 by the OS.  The program, however, will not open the port so it does not “see” the radio as connected.  I have tried several online suggested solutions to no success.  Any advice?

(I have been successful in getting Windows NetLogger to run under WINE, if any Linux user is interested!)

Keeping Watch-
shu

Joe Shuman, KE8KJZ
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Re: KX2 Utility & Linux

pa0pje


73,
Peter (PA0PJE)
Hi Joe,

Did you add yourself in the group "dialout"?

Control Center > Users and Groups > 'your user name' > Manage groups >
Scroll to dialout, select it and click 'properties' then tick the box in
front of your username. Click ok, enter your admin password, log off and
back on again. Then try the connection again.
Hoipe this works for you, it did for me!
Good luck.
73
Peter PA0PJE


Op 01-12-2019 om 21:14 schreef Joseph Shuman via Elecraft:

> I run Linux Mint 19.2 (Tina) and have installed the Linux KX2 utility.  I have successfully created a rule so that the KX2 is recognized on /dev/ttyUSB0 by the OS.  The program, however, will not open the port so it does not “see” the radio as connected.  I have tried several online suggested solutions to no success.  Any advice?
>
> (I have been successful in getting Windows NetLogger to run under WINE, if any Linux user is interested!)
>
> Keeping Watch-
> shu
>
> Joe Shuman, KE8KJZ
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KRX3A sensitivity

Conrad PA5Y
Hello all.

I have a dual diversity Xpol EME system for 2m and a dual coherent transverter. I am trying to calculate if I have enough gain available in the transverter to split the output 4 ways with a loss of approximately 6dB.

The K3S has an MDS of -138dBm in a 500Hz bandwidth which is approximately 9dB noise figure with preamp 1 switched on. Does the KRX3A have a an independent preamp1? I know that the preamp2 is a shared resource. What about preamp1?

Many thanks in advance.

Conrad PA5Y
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Re: KRX3A sensitivity

Edward R Cole
Conrad,

Assuming this is for 2m-eme, I would guess you have two preamps
before the transverter which are adding gain and setting the system NF.

If the preamp gain is approx 25 dB or higher, it will likely set the
system NF as it has enough gain to overcome the NF of the transverter and K3S.

I have a dual receive transverter that provides 28-MHz to both main
and sub receivers in my K3.  I tap the 1st IF of both receivers in
the K3 to provide output to two coherent SDR that provide two IQ
outputs to a four port soundcard and drives MAP65.

My preamps provide 0.26 dB NF which has a MDS of -146.3 dBm with
500-Hz bw.  The combination of the 0.8 dBNF transverter with 17-dB
gain, and K3 only add 0.2 to the NF and lower MDS to -146.2 dBm.

adding 6-dB loss after the transverter only raises NF to 0.30
dB.  This is using 12 dBNF for the K3; lowering to 9-dB lowers system
NF to 0.28 dB

On 2m this is insignificant due sky noise and man-made noise having
more effect on actual MDS.  I used Tsky=250K in above calculations
which is probably not achievable in today's RF environment.  If I use
Tsky=1000K, MDS drops to 141.2 dBm.

73, Ed - KL7UW


Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2019 13:19:17 +0000
From: Conrad PA5Y <[hidden email]>
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Subject: [Elecraft] KRX3A sensitivity


Hello all.

I have a dual diversity Xpol EME system for 2m and a dual coherent
transverter. I am trying to calculate if I have enough gain available
in the transverter to split the output 4 ways with a loss of approximately 6dB.

The K3S has an MDS of -138dBm in a 500Hz bandwidth which is
approximately 9dB noise figure with preamp 1 switched on. Does the
KRX3A have a an independent preamp1? I know that the preamp2 is a
shared resource. What about preamp1?

Many thanks in advance.

Conrad PA5Y


73, Ed - KL7UW
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Re: KX2 Utility & Linux

charliemacquarie
In reply to this post by pa0pje
Just wanting to respond here and say that I was having similar trouble and this thread helped me work it out -- thank you Peter!

I had added my user to the "dialout" group but it didn't take effect until I had restarted my computer, which was the key.

73s all,

Charlie
KN6HLC