KX3/SignaLink issues....

[Tom Francis, W1TEF]

Season's Greetings to everyone on the list.

I've been trying to set up for digital communications and I
am having some trouble getting the computer to communicate
with the KX3.

I keep getting hamlib errors - the latest is "communications timed
out while opening connection to rig"....

Instead of jamming the already busy list, can somebody point me in
the direction of some plain language (not technobabble) instructions
on setting my KX3/SignalLink up for FT-8.

Before anybody gets snarky, the computer industry passed me by
many years ago and at my age, I'm willing to reeducate myself on
all things computer, but I have to start somewhere.

Thanks in advance.

Tom, W1TEF
Chief Luddite in Charge Of Nothing
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[Don Wilhelm]

Tom,

Connect the KXUSB cable between your computer and and the KX3 (The same
connections you would use for loading firmware).
Put the COM port number that your computer assigned to the KXUSB into
Hamlib and see if it connects.
If you still cannot connect, start KX3 Utility and see if that can
connect - if it does, then you have some kind of configuration problem
with Hamlib (in other words, the KX3 is working fine).

Set the KX3 to DATA A data submode.
For setting the audio levels, please refer to my website www.w3fpr.com.
Click on the last article in the left column.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 11/23/2018 9:36 AM, Tom Francis, W1TEF wrote:
> Season's Greetings to everyone on the list.
>
> I've been trying to set up for digital communications and I
> am having some trouble getting the computer to communicate
> with the KX3.
>
> I keep getting hamlib errors - the latest is "communications timed
> out while opening connection to rig"....
>
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[Neil Zampella]

Tom,

I've been using my KX3 for digital work for years.  I second Don's
advice about using the KXUSB cable for CAT control.  The Signallink is
nothing but a external Sound Card, a very expensive soundcard.     Since
you already have it use it, but my advice on sound interfacing is this. 
Ditch teh signallink, and get an external USB soundcard at Amazon.   
Use the Windows mixer applet to control input to your digital program
(I'm assuming Fldigi or WSJT-X).   You want a USB soundcard capable of
48kHz (DVD Quality) sound.

I know of people using a $15 USB having great luck working DX all around
the globe.

Neil, KN3ILZ

On 11/23/2018 6:43 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

> Tom,
>
> Connect the KXUSB cable between your computer and and the KX3 (The
> same connections you would use for loading firmware).
> Put the COM port number that your computer assigned to the KXUSB into
> Hamlib and see if it connects.
> If you still cannot connect, start KX3 Utility and see if that can
> connect - if it does, then you have some kind of configuration problem
> with Hamlib (in other words, the KX3 is working fine).
>
> Set the KX3 to DATA A data submode.
> For setting the audio levels, please refer to my website
> www.w3fpr.com. Click on the last article in the left column.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 11/23/2018 9:36 AM, Tom Francis, W1TEF wrote:
>> Season's Greetings to everyone on the list.
>>
>> I've been trying to set up for digital communications and I
>> am having some trouble getting the computer to communicate
>> with the KX3.
>>
>> I keep getting hamlib errors - the latest is "communications timed
>> out while opening connection to rig"....
>>
>

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