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tomb18

Question about my kx3. Problem?

-------- Original message --------
From: Tom <[hidden email]>
Date: 01/10/2013 19:56 (GMT-05:00)
To: Elecraft Mailing list <[hidden email]>
Subject: Question about my kx3. Problem?

Hi just put together my new KX3 but something seems amiss. I was tuning through the 40m cw band and I was not hearing any signals.. I then switched to web mode and there were tons as to be expected. So I put it back in cw mode and heard nothing tuning up and down the bands. I then adjusted the BW using the pbt and as soon as it gets to 2.0. I hear signals. Turn it down to 1.9 and nothing. Am I doing something wrong here? I'm used to a k3
Thanks, TOM
VA2FSQ

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tomb18

Re: Question about my kx3. Problem?

No I do not have the roofing filters but even so, a cw signal without 400hz or less bandwidth is useless no?
So, if you put the radio in dual watch mode and the VOA and fob frequencies are the same then guess what? You can get all the way down to 150.
So what gives? Something isn't right
Tom

-------- Original message --------
From: Ray Sills <[hidden email]>
Date: 01/10/2013 21:45 (GMT-05:00)
To: Tom <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Question about my kx3. Problem?

HI Tom:

It appears that you do not have the roofing filter option. I had the
same situation here, and was puzzled by it. So, I just leave the
tuning above 2.0 and all is OK.

73 de Ray
K2ULR
KX3 #211

On Oct 1, 2013, at 7:56 PM, Tom wrote:

> Hi just put together my new KX3 but something seems amiss. I was
> tuning through the 40m cw band and I was not hearing any signals.. I
> then switched to web mode and there were tons as to be expected. So
> I put it back in cw mode and heard nothing tuning up and down the
> bands. I then adjusted the BW using the pbt and as soon as it gets
> to 2.0. I hear signals. Turn it down to 1.9 and nothing. Am I doing
> something wrong here? I'm used to a k3
> Thanks, TOM
> VA2FSQ
>
>
>
> Envoyé depuis le Samsung GALAXY S4 via le réseau SFR
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Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ

Re: Question about my kx3. Problem?

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This sounds that while you do not have the KXFL3 installed, it is still enabled in the KX3 set up menu. This will cause the KX3 to route signals through the wrong path to the non-existent KXFL3 when narrower RX bandwidths are dialed in.

Disable the KXFL3 in the menu and you should be able to successfully dial the DSP down lower in BW without losing RX.

73,

Eric
elecraft.com
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> On Oct 1, 2013, at 7:22 PM, Tom <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> No I do not have the roofing filters but even so, a cw signal without 400hz or less bandwidth is useless no?
> So, if you put the radio in dual watch mode and the VOA and fob frequencies are the same then guess what? You can get all the way down to 150.
> So what gives? Something isn't right
> Tom
>
>
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Ray Sills <[hidden email]>
> Date: 01/10/2013 21:45 (GMT-05:00)
> To: Tom <[hidden email]>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Question about my kx3. Problem?
>
> HI Tom:
>
> It appears that you do not have the roofing filter option. I had the
> same situation here, and was puzzled by it. So, I just leave the
> tuning above 2.0 and all is OK.
>
> 73 de Ray
> K2ULR
> KX3 #211
>
>
>> On Oct 1, 2013, at 7:56 PM, Tom wrote:
>>
>> Hi just put together my new KX3 but something seems amiss. I was
>> tuning through the 40m cw band and I was not hearing any signals.. I
>> then switched to web mode and there were tons as to be expected. So
>> I put it back in cw mode and heard nothing tuning up and down the
>> bands. I then adjusted the BW using the pbt and as soon as it gets
>> to 2.0. I hear signals. Turn it down to 1.9 and nothing. Am I doing
>> something wrong here? I'm used to a k3
>> Thanks, TOM
>> VA2FSQ
>>
>>
>>
>> Envoyé depuis le Samsung GALAXY S4 via le réseau SFR
>> ______________________________________________________________
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KE6BB

Re: Question about my kx3. Problem?

In reply to this post by tomb18

In the menus, ensure that "RX XFIL" is set to "Not Inst".
Mark
KE6BB
        From: Tom <[hidden email]>
Sent: ‎Tue, ‎Oct‎ ‎1‎, ‎2013 at ‎8‎:‎41‎ ‎PM
To: Ray Sills <[hidden email]>
CC: Elecraft Mailing list <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Question about my kx3. Problem?

No I do not have the roofing filters but even so, a cw signal without 400hz or less bandwidth is useless no?
So, if you put the radio in dual watch mode and the VOA and fob frequencies are the same then guess what? You can get all the way down to 150.
So what gives? Something isn't right
Tom

-------- Original message --------
From: Ray Sills <[hidden email]>
Date: 01/10/2013 21:45 (GMT-05:00)
To: Tom <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Question about my kx3. Problem?

HI Tom:

It appears that you do not have the roofing filter option. I had the
same situation here, and was puzzled by it.   So, I just leave the
tuning above 2.0 and all is OK.

73 de Ray
K2ULR
KX3 #211

On Oct 1, 2013, at 7:56 PM, Tom wrote:

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tomb18

Re: Question about my kx3. Problem?

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Hi
I could have sworn I saw it said "not inst"
I checked and it was at "nor"
Alls well now!
Thanks for the help!
Tom

Va2fsq.com

-------- Original message --------
From: Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft <[hidden email]>
Date: 01/10/2013 22:40 (GMT-05:00)
To: Tom <[hidden email]>
Cc: Ray Sills <[hidden email]>,Elecraft Mailing list <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Question about my kx3. Problem?

This sounds that while you do not have the KXFL3 installed, it is still enabled in the KX3 set up menu. This will cause the KX3 to route signals through the wrong path to the non-existent KXFL3 when narrower RX bandwidths are dialed in.

Disable the KXFL3 in the menu and you should be able to successfully dial the DSP down lower in BW without losing RX.

73,

Eric
elecraft.com
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