RTTY and the K3

Version 3.63 in my K3.  I notice that when using AFSK RTTY...looking at the ALC....I get three bars now and no more.  I can drive the poop out of it, but no more than three bars.  I turned down the AFSK drive so the three bars just flicker.  I get good reports from other stations.  The output power on the watt meter is at the point where any less audio drive the power goes down and the three bars do not appear any longer.

Is this an issue with this version?  Before, I could get actually control the number of bars on the ALC meter.  Is this new?

Lee - K0WA


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[Iain MacDonnell - N6ML-2]

You didn't actually say how you're adjusting drive ... have you
experimented with the line-in gain, using the MIC control, as well as
adjusting the audio source?

    ~Iain / N6ML



On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 8:41 PM, Lee Buller <[hidden email]> wrote:

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>
> Version 3.63 in my K3.  I notice that when using AFSK RTTY...looking at the ALC....I get three bars now and no more.  I can drive the poop out of it, but no more than three bars.  I turned down the AFSK drive so the three bars just flicker.  I get good reports from other stations.  The output power on the watt meter is at the point where any less audio drive the power goes down and the three bars do not appear any longer.
>
> Is this an issue with this version?  Before, I could get actually control the number of bars on the ALC meter.  Is this new?
>
> Lee - K0WA
>
>
>  In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply.  If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it.  If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense.  Is Common Sense divine?
>
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I am adjusting the gain via the mic control....keeping the SignalLink USB constant.  I can also set the mic control to like 40...and vary the input on the SignalLink USB.  Same thing.

Lee - K0WA


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From: Iain MacDonnell - N6ML <[hidden email]>
To: Lee Buller <[hidden email]>
Cc: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]>
Sent: Tue, December 29, 2009 2:44:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RTTY and the K3

You didn't actually say how you're adjusting drive ... have you
experimented with the line-in gain, using the MIC control, as well as
adjusting the audio source?

    ~Iain / N6ML



On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 8:41 PM, Lee Buller <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
>
> Version 3.63 in my K3.  I notice that when using AFSK RTTY...looking at the ALC....I get three bars now and no more.  I can drive the poop out of it, but no more than three bars.  I turned down the AFSK drive so the three bars just flicker.  I get good reports from other stations.  The output power on the watt meter is at the point where any less audio drive the power goes down and the three bars do not appear any longer.
>
> Is this an issue with this version?  Before, I could get actually control the number of bars on the ALC meter.  Is this new?
>
> Lee - K0WA
>
>
>  In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply.  If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it.  If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense.  Is Common Sense divine?
>
> Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing revealed truth in my mind. -  J. Wolf
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[Julian, G4ILO]

The latest firmware for the K3 is 3.68 released on Dec 11. It's always a good idea to update to the latest version if you experience a problem, as it may already have been fixed. I'm not aware of any recent issue affecting audio drive levels in DATA A, but I can tell you that I can drive my K3 to 4 bars of ALC and beyond using the latest firmware.