KX3/fldigi/USB sound card
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Trying to set up fldigi with USB sound card. Using the patch cables from
elecraft, when I plug the green cable into the radio mic port and the sound card headphone port it causes the radio to increase vfo frequency. Is there something I need to change on radio or in fldigi? Tia Kenny(kf5dnc) ______________________________________________________________ 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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Kenny,
I have heard of that occurring with a KX3 and just a mic - the VFO changed with each activation of the mic PTT button. First, make sure the soundcard cables are fully plugged in (give them a good push). If that does not cure it, continue below. As an immediate workaround, first change the KX3 menu MIC BTN to OFF, and in the control program you are using with Fldigi (Hamlib or RigCat) select PTT via CAT command. I prefer using PTT via CAT command I believe there may be a firmware change in the making to address the problem - but not here yet. Watch the Firmware Release Notes. 73, Don W3FPR On 7/8/2018 4:24 PM, Kenneth TAnner wrote: > Trying to set up fldigi with USB sound card. Using the patch cables from > elecraft, when I plug the green cable into the radio mic port and the sound > card headphone port it causes the radio to increase vfo frequency. Is > there something I need to change on radio or in fldigi? Tia > Kenny(kf5dnc) ______________________________________________________________ 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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Thanks Don, knew it had to be something simple. I changed the mic btn
setting. As soon as this pop-up thunder shower moves out I'll check to be sure it works. Kenny (kf5dnc) On Sun, Jul 8, 2018, 16:04 Don Wilhelm <[hidden email]> wrote: > Kenny, > > I have heard of that occurring with a KX3 and just a mic - the VFO > changed with each activation of the mic PTT button. > > First, make sure the soundcard cables are fully plugged in (give them a > good push). If that does not cure it, continue below. > > As an immediate workaround, first change the KX3 menu MIC BTN to OFF, > and in the control program you are using with Fldigi (Hamlib or RigCat) > select PTT via CAT command. > I prefer using PTT via CAT command > > I believe there may be a firmware change in the making to address the > problem - but not here yet. Watch the Firmware Release Notes. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 7/8/2018 4:24 PM, Kenneth TAnner wrote: > > Trying to set up fldigi with USB sound card. Using the patch cables from > > elecraft, when I plug the green cable into the radio mic port and the > sound > > card headphone port it causes the radio to increase vfo frequency. Is > > there something I need to change on radio or in fldigi? Tia > > Kenny(kf5dnc) > 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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Kenny, do have the kx3 set for Data A? I have notes from a few years ago
that indicates Data A must be selected or you will get the VFO scanning. Of course this is in addition to what Don and Walter have advised: mic btn should be off. Regards Brian VE3IBW On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 5:26 PM Walter Underwood <[hidden email]> wrote: > The mic plug is shorting the extra contacts on the mic jack. These are > used for PTT and for Up/Down. > > You can disable that in the menus with MIC BTN OFF. > > Or, you can use a stereo to mono splitter cable. The mic plug would go > into the right channel. The left can be used for PTT. > > wunder > K6WRU > Walter Underwood > CM87wj > http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > > > On Jul 8, 2018, at 1:24 PM, Kenneth TAnner <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > > Trying to set up fldigi with USB sound card. Using the patch cables from > > elecraft, when I plug the green cable into the radio mic port and the > sound > > card headphone port it causes the radio to increase vfo frequency. Is > > there something I need to change on radio or in fldigi? Tia > > Kenny(kf5dnc) > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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] > 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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Wunder,
PTT via CAT command does not require any extra wiring, it uses the RS-232 control cable to provide the command listed in the K3/KX3 Programmer's Reference to activate Transmit. It works well with the K2, K3/K3S, KX3 and KX2. Quite different than using the 'one transistor keying device' on the DTR or RTS signal lines. I use PTT via CAT command successfully on all my Elecraft rigs, and no other wiring is required. Yes, you can use VOX on the K3/K3S, KX3 and KX2. The VOX on the K2 will not provide reliable transmit triggering. 73, Don W3FPR On 7/8/2018 5:22 PM, Walter Underwood wrote: > You can use VOX instead of wiring up some sort of PTT or using CAT 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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Brian,
VFO Scanning should happen only if Scanning is turned on in the menu. That has nothing to do with the mode selection - scanning can take place in any mode. The main reason for using DATA A is that compression is set to zero, the equalization is set flat, and in the K3/K3S you can set MIC SEL to LINE without interfering with whatever you have set for SSB settings. 73, Don W3FPR On 7/8/2018 5:39 PM, Brian Waterworth wrote: > Kenny, do have the kx3 set for Data A? I have notes from a few years ago > that indicates Data A must be selected or you will get the VFO scanning. > Of course this is in addition to what Don and Walter have advised: mic btn > should be off. ______________________________________________________________ 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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On 7/8/2018 2:44 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> Yes, you can use VOX on the K3/K3S, KX3 and KX2. And it works VERY well. The added complexity of PTT is not worth the trouble. 73, Jim K9YC ______________________________________________________________ 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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Jim
There is no added complexity of PTT using CAT at all. The KX3 (and K2 for that matter) is just triggered by CAT commands, and not VOX. I've cot CAT control of PTT on my KX3 and K2, and all I had to do was plug in the K2's serial cable, and the KXUSB for the KX3. Even my IC-718 (now in storage) triggered PTT via CAT using the C-IV port with a adapter cable. Neil, KN3ILZ On 7/8/2018 6:07 PM, Jim Brown wrote: > On 7/8/2018 2:44 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: >> Yes, you can use VOX on the K3/K3S, KX3 and KX2. > > And it works VERY well. The added complexity of PTT is not worth the > trouble. > > 73, Jim K9YC > > ______________________________________________________________ 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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