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Ken Alexander-2

KX3 - DATA A setup

I'm trying to set up my new KX3 to run JT-65. I can't figure out how to
switch the KX3's meter over to the CMP/ALC display to set my audio level.

The manual is vague on this. It says the display switches to CMP/ALC
when in voice modes. Not in DATA A, and I switched to SSB and not there
either. It still displays SWR/RF in receive and transmit. All the
manual says in the DATA A and AFSK A section is to adjust the mic gain
for 4 to 5 bars of ALC indication. I can't until I can switch the meter
display over.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Ken Alexander
VE3HLS
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Re: KX3 - DATA A setup

Ken,

Here is a copy and paste from something I wrote about this previously:

Found this...

* CW-IN-SSB TRANSMIT ADDED: This feature allows you to send CW while in SSB mode, which can be useful when your SSB signal cannot be copied due to poor conditions. The other station will hear a tone at your CW pitch. To enable CW-in-SSB: Locate the CW WGHT menu entry, then tap ‘1’ (PRE) to alternate between “SSW +CW” (enabled) and “SSB –CW” (disabled). The default is disabled. Important Notes: (1) CW-in-SSB does not yet apply in SPLIT mode. (2) When CW-in-SSB is enabled, tapping the KEYER/MIC knob toggles between keyer speed and mic gain rather than between the two transmit metering scales (CMP/ALC and SWR/RF). The CMP/ALC scale is still shown temporarily whenever CMP or mic gain are adjusted.

So that is what was causing it. DATA mode allows you to toggle it to one or the other so when you go back to SSB.

Useful to know.

73

David Anderson GM4JJJ

> On 12 Feb 2015, at 20:13, David Anderson <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Correction I meant stuck displaying CMP ALC in the last sentence.
>
> 73
>
> David Anderson GM4JJJ
>
>> On 12 Feb 2015, at 20:11, David Anderson <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> We have noticed (others on the Yahoo KX3 group) that if you toggle to the CMP ALC meter display mode by tapping the Keyer/Mic knob WHILE IN DATA mode that when you return to SSB mode there is no way to toggle to SWR RF meter display. Tapping Keyer/Mic or CMP in SSB then makes no difference, you are stuck forever displaying SWR RF.
>>
>> I wasn't aware of this until today, but it did cause quite a bit of confusion.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> David Anderson GM4JJJ

73

David Anderson GM4JJJ

> On 11 Oct 2015, at 19:40, Ken Alexander <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> I'm trying to set up my new KX3 to run JT-65. I can't figure out how to switch the KX3's meter over to the CMP/ALC display to set my audio level.
>
> The manual is vague on this. It says the display switches to CMP/ALC when in voice modes. Not in DATA A, and I switched to SSB and not there either. It still displays SWR/RF in receive and transmit. All the manual says in the DATA A and AFSK A section is to adjust the mic gain for 4 to 5 bars of ALC indication. I can't until I can switch the meter display over.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ken Alexander
> VE3HLS
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Ken Alexander-2

Re: KX3 - DATA A setup

Thank you David! That did it! Strange that it's not in the KX3 manual...

Thanks again and 73,

Ken

On 2015-10-11 3:00 PM, David Anderson wrote:

> Ken,
>
> Here is a copy and paste from something I wrote about this previously:
>
> Found this...
>
> * CW-IN-SSB TRANSMIT ADDED: This feature allows you to send CW while
> in SSB mode, which can be useful when your SSB signal cannot be copied
> due to poor conditions. The other station will hear a tone at your CW
> pitch. To enable CW-in-SSB: Locate the CW WGHT menu entry, then tap
> ‘1’ (PRE) to alternate between “SSW +CW” (enabled) and “SSB –CW”
> (disabled). The default is disabled. ImportantNotes: (1) CW-in-SSB
> does not yet apply in SPLIT mode. (2) When CW-in-SSB is enabled,
> tapping the KEYER/MIC knob toggles between keyer speed and mic
> gain rather than between the two transmit metering scales (CMP/ALC and
> SWR/RF). The CMP/ALC scale is still shown temporarily whenever CMP or
> mic gain are adjusted.
>
>
> So that is what was causing it. DATA mode allows you to toggle it to
> one or the other so when you go back to SSB.
>
> Useful to know.
>
> 73
>
> David Anderson GM4JJJ
>
>> On 12 Feb 2015, at 20:13, David Anderson <[hidden email]
>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:
>>
>> Correction I meant stuck displaying CMP ALC in the last sentence.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> David Anderson GM4JJJ
>>
>>> On 12 Feb 2015, at 20:11, David Anderson <[hidden email]
>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:
>>>
>>> We have noticed (others on the Yahoo KX3 group) that if you toggle
>>> to the CMP ALC meter display mode by tapping the Keyer/Mic knob
>>> WHILE IN DATA mode that when you return to SSB mode there is no way
>>> to toggle to SWR RF meter display. Tapping Keyer/Mic or CMP in SSB
>>> then makes no difference, you are stuck forever displaying SWR RF.
>>>
>>> I wasn't aware of this until today, but it did cause quite a bit of
>>> confusion.
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>> David Anderson GM4JJJ
>
> 73
>
> David Anderson GM4JJJ
>
> On 11 Oct 2015, at 19:40, Ken Alexander <[hidden email]
> <mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to set up my new KX3 to run JT-65. I can't figure out how
>> to switch the KX3's meter over to the CMP/ALC display to set my audio
>> level.
>>
>> The manual is vague on this. It says the display switches to CMP/ALC
>> when in voice modes. Not in DATA A, and I switched to SSB and not
>> there either. It still displays SWR/RF in receive and transmit. All
>> the manual says in the DATA A and AFSK A section is to adjust the mic
>> gain for 4 to 5 bars of ALC indication. I can't until I can switch
>> the meter display over.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Ken Alexander
>> VE3HLS
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