KX3 + iMic Sound Card = Wild Scan
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Strange one. Trying to make audio in and out connections with my Mac Mini and my KX3 Line for use with cocoaModem and FLDigi. Mac Mini “sees" the Mic, and responds to the RX I/Q stream from the PX3. BUT, when I connect the iMic to the KX3 MIC port, it sends the KX3 into a scan frequency mode. What am I doing wrong?
David Ahrendts, KC0XT, LA David Ahrendts [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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Set MIC BTN to OFF That should fix it I think. 73 David Anderson GM4JJJ > On 7 Jan 2015, at 02:53, David Ahrendts <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Strange one. Trying to make audio in and out connections with my Mac Mini and my KX3 Line for use with cocoaModem and FLDigi. Mac Mini “sees" the Mic, and responds to the RX I/Q stream from the PX3. BUT, when I connect the iMic to the KX3 MIC port, it sends the KX3 into a scan frequency mode. What am I doing wrong? > > David Ahrendts, KC0XT, LA > > > > David Ahrendts [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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Use a 4 pole jack plug too helps.
Tip, Ring, Ring, Sleve. They are relatively easy to obtain. You may also (probably will) need a resistive atenuator, and maybe a DC blocking cap between the iMic's line out, and the KX3's Mic input. Or setting levels "gets tricky!" For receive, there are other issues, using the Phones jack, mutes the rig's speaker. Using the I/Q output, is another way, but I've had poor results with that. I ended up making a cable that had a floating jack socket, to connect a small speaker or 'phones to, while using digimodes, that in turn connects to the Phone socket on the rig. For Fldigi use, set the rig into USB and DATA A mode (turns off any/all TX/RX equalisation, but keeps the settings you have for voice modes.) Set the rig's filters so that it passes just about everything between 100 and 3000Hz to the iMic. Let Fldigi do all the heavy lifting. Use USB for ALL Fldigi work, even if you are working on the "low bands". If you need to swap tones (for some RTTY needs) use Fldigi's "Rev" button (lower right.) If you have the USB<>KX3 serial lead, try using the K3 driver XML file (download from the Fldigi XML archives page http://www.w1hkj.com/xmlarchives.html) Or try using Flrig also set to use a K3. Hamlib results vary! Then the frequency values in Fldigi follow what the rig is doing, much easier to use that way. (The RIGCAT XML route is my preference, edited so that JUST the tuning and frequency data passes back/forth, I prefer to manipulate the radio's other settings by mk1 fingers at this time.) Note, the KX3 and K3 use a CAT protocol that is very similar to that used by Kenwood. There is a lot you can do with it, but there are some significant differences! Enjoy! 73. Dave. G0WBX. > David, > > Set MIC BTN to OFF > > That should fix it I think. > > 73 > > David Anderson GM4JJJ > > > On 7 Jan 2015, at 02:53, David Ahrendts <[hidden email]> > > wrote: > > > > Strange one. Trying to make audio in and out connections with my Mac > > Mini and > my KX3 Line for use with cocoaModem and FLDigi. Mac Mini ?sees" the > Mic, and responds to the RX I/Q stream from the PX3. BUT, when I > connect the iMic to the KX3 MIC port, it sends the KX3 into a scan > frequency mode. What am I doing wrong? > > David Ahrendts, KC0XT, LA > > ______________________________________________________________ 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] |
Re: KX3 + iMic Sound Card = Wild Scan
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High fives to everyone who helped a dig-newby get up and running. Happy to say FLDigi is cookin’ on the Mac Mini using a SignaLink sound card and a home brew cable to the KX3-KXPA100. Thanks especially to Dave, G0WBX, who provided detailed help. Had my first PSK QSO LA to Alberta last evening. Love digital with the KX3.
David Ahrendts, KC0XT, Los Angeles > On Jan 8, 2015, at 7:28 AM, David Ahrendts <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> From: Dave B <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> >> To: [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]> >> Date: January 8, 2015 at 4:25:49 AM PST >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 + iMic Sound Card = Wild Scan >> >> Use a 4 pole jack plug too helps. >> >> Tip, Ring, Ring, Sleve. >> >> They are relatively easy to obtain. >> >> You may also (probably will) need a resistive atenuator, and maybe a DC >> blocking cap between the iMic's line out, and the KX3's Mic input. Or setting >> levels "gets tricky!" >> >> For receive, there are other issues, using the Phones jack, mutes the rig's >> speaker. >> >> Using the I/Q output, is another way, but I've had poor results with that. I >> ended up making a cable that had a floating jack socket, to connect a small >> speaker or 'phones to, while using digimodes, that in turn connects to the Phone >> socket on the rig. >> >> For Fldigi use, set the rig into USB and DATA A mode (turns off any/all TX/RX >> equalisation, but keeps the settings you have for voice modes.) >> >> Set the rig's filters so that it passes just about everything between 100 and >> 3000Hz to the iMic. Let Fldigi do all the heavy lifting. >> >> Use USB for ALL Fldigi work, even if you are working on the "low bands". If you >> need to swap tones (for some RTTY needs) use Fldigi's "Rev" button (lower >> right.) >> >> If you have the USB<>KX3 serial lead, try using the K3 driver XML file >> (download from the Fldigi XML archives page >> http://www.w1hkj.com/xmlarchives.html <http://www.w1hkj.com/xmlarchives.html>) >> >> Or try using Flrig also set to use a K3. Hamlib results vary! >> >> Then the frequency values in Fldigi follow what the rig is doing, much easier to >> use that way. >> >> (The RIGCAT XML route is my preference, edited so that JUST the tuning and >> frequency data passes back/forth, I prefer to manipulate the radio's other >> settings by mk1 fingers at this time.) >> >> Note, the KX3 and K3 use a CAT protocol that is very similar to that used by >> Kenwood. There is a lot you can do with it, but there are some significant >> differences! >> >> Enjoy! >> >> 73. >> >> Dave. G0WBX. >> >> >> >>> David, >>> >>> Set MIC BTN to OFF >>> >>> That should fix it I think. >>> >>> 73 >>> >>> David Anderson GM4JJJ >>> >>>> On 7 Jan 2015, at 02:53, David Ahrendts <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Strange one. Trying to make audio in and out connections with my Mac >>>> Mini and >>> my KX3 Line for use with cocoaModem and FLDigi. Mac Mini ?sees" the >>> Mic, and responds to the RX I/Q stream from the PX3. BUT, when I >>> connect the iMic to the KX3 MIC port, it sends the KX3 into a scan >>> frequency mode. What am I doing wrong? > > David Ahrendts, KC0XT, LA > >>> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft> >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm <http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> >> Post: mailto:[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]> >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net <http://www.qsl.net/> >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html <http://www.qsl.net/donate.html> >> Message delivered to [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]> > > > > > David Ahrendts [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]> > > > > David Ahrendts [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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