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Hello all:
I have a K3/P3 and want to do RTTY, JT, PSK. I know that there is a
section, Page 31, in the manual that address this area. I do not wish to
use the sound card in my PC as I listen to back ground music while on the
air. No the QSO can not hear it as I have checked that out. For those that
are into digi would you suggest the built in function on the K3 or an
external and why . What external if any and why.

Gerald Muller K9GEM
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Don Wilhelm

Re: RTTY

Gerald,

Can I assume a K3S or a K3 that has been upgraded with the KIO3B?
The "built-in" soundcard on your K3S is like an external soundcard. You
will not use the internal soundcard on the computer, but use that USB
"soundcard" instead for the data audio to and from the K3.

If you have a K3 without the new KIO3B, then an external soundcard would
be in order.
Just make sure that external soundcard is *not* the default soundcard.
It is common for Windows (or other OS) to set the latest installed
soundcard as default.

Tell your data mode applications which soundcard to use.

Your computer sounds and background music will come out of your computer
speakers, and the data mode communications will use the 'external'
soundcard - there should be no conflict. It is all in the computer setup.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 5/1/2016 12:02 PM, Jerry Muller via Elecraft wrote:
> Hello all:
> I have a K3/P3 and want to do RTTY, JT, PSK. I know that there is a
> section, Page 31, in the manual that address this area. I do not wish to
> use the sound card in my PC as I listen to back ground music while on the
> air. No the QSO can not hear it as I have checked that out. For those that
> are into digi would you suggest the built in function on the K3 or an
> external and why . What external if any and why.
>
>

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Mike Dodd

Re: RTTY

On 5/1/2016 7:33 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> Gerald,
>
> Can I assume a K3S or a K3 that has been upgraded with the KIO3B? The
> "built-in" soundcard on your K3S is like an external soundcard. You
> will not use the internal soundcard on the computer, but use that
> USB "soundcard" instead for the data audio to and from the K3.

Allow me to add that the internal USB sound card is _wonderful._ It is
as simple to use as Don described, and is easy to set up in MMTTY.
Naturally, you'll select AFSK-A instead of FSK-D when using the sound
card. For me, it eliminated a bunch of cables, and a little PC board I
bought to interface my PC's sound card to my former rig (KX3) -- and all
the hassles that entails -- is now surplus.

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73, Mike N4CF
Louisa County, VA USA
Elecraft K3s/100
Carolina Windom up 45'
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Wes Stewart-2

Re: RTTY

Allow me to add a dissenting voice. I found it much easier (with admittedly
more clutter) to set proper audio/ALC levels with my K3 and the computer sound
card than I do with my K3S and the built in sound card/USB interface. There are
other issues related to Mic/Line Level/VOX/Anti-VOX that I brought to Elecraft's
attention 8 months ago and that reportedly were "discovered" by one of their
engineers before my report and was going to be bumped up "the list."

If this had been fixed, I wouldn't be bringing it up.

On 5/1/2016 4:48 PM, Mike Dodd wrote:

> On 5/1/2016 7:33 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
>> Gerald,
>>
>> Can I assume a K3S or a K3 that has been upgraded with the KIO3B? The
>> "built-in" soundcard on your K3S is like an external soundcard. You
>> will not use the internal soundcard on the computer, but use that
>> USB "soundcard" instead for the data audio to and from the K3.
>
> Allow me to add that the internal USB sound card is _wonderful._ It is as
> simple to use as Don described, and is easy to set up in MMTTY. Naturally,
> you'll select AFSK-A instead of FSK-D when using the sound card. For me, it
> eliminated a bunch of cables, and a little PC board I bought to interface my
> PC's sound card to my former rig (KX3) -- and all the hassles that entails --
> is now surplus.
>

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Mike Dodd

Re: RTTY

On 5/1/2016 8:15 PM, Wes wrote:
> Allow me to add a dissenting voice. I found it much easier (with
> admittedly more clutter) to set proper audio/ALC levels with my K3 and
> the computer sound card than I do with my K3S and the built in sound
> card/USB interface. There are other issues related to Mic/Line
> Level/VOX/Anti-VOX that I brought to Elecraft's attention 8 months ago
> and that reportedly were "discovered" by one of their engineers before
> my report and was going to be bumped up "the list."
>
> If this had been fixed, I wouldn't be bringing it up.

Can you be more specific? I was able to set the audio transmit and
receive levels without problem (at least I think so), and the VOX level
too for use with MMTTY standalone (I use PTT with N1MM+/MMTTY).

What else should I be looking for?

Thank you.

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73, Mike N4CF
Louisa County, VA USA
Elecraft K3s/100
Carolina Windom up 45'
http://n4cf.mdodd.com
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EUGENE GABRY

Re: RTTY

Wes,

I am also curious of any issues that might be unresolved? I've been using
the sound card in the K3S with N1MM+ and MMTTY as the engine, and it's been
plug and play since day one. I don't use VOX to key, as either with MMTTY by
itself or with N1MM+, I use the PTT line, and all is good.
Just curious what I might need to watch for?

73 Gene, N9TF

K3S 10057

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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RTTY

On 5/1/2016 8:15 PM, Wes wrote:
> Allow me to add a dissenting voice. I found it much easier (with
> admittedly more clutter) to set proper audio/ALC levels with my K3 and
> the computer sound card than I do with my K3S and the built in sound
> card/USB interface. There are other issues related to Mic/Line
> Level/VOX/Anti-VOX that I brought to Elecraft's attention 8 months ago
> and that reportedly were "discovered" by one of their engineers before
> my report and was going to be bumped up "the list."
>
> If this had been fixed, I wouldn't be bringing it up.

Can you be more specific? I was able to set the audio transmit and receive
levels without problem (at least I think so), and the VOX level too for use
with MMTTY standalone (I use PTT with N1MM+/MMTTY).

What else should I be looking for?

Thank you.

--
73, Mike N4CF
Louisa County, VA USA
Elecraft K3s/100
Carolina Windom up 45'
http://n4cf.mdodd.com
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Wes Stewart-2

Re: RTTY

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On 5/1/2016 5:15 PM, Wes wrote:

> Allow me to add a dissenting voice. I found it much easier (with admittedly
> more clutter) to set proper audio/ALC levels with my K3 and the computer sound
> card than I do with my K3S and the built in sound card/USB interface. There
> are other issues related to Mic/Line Level/VOX/Anti-VOX that I brought to
> Elecraft's attention 8 months ago and that reportedly were "discovered" by one
> of their engineers before my report and was going to be bumped up "the list."
>
> If this had been fixed, I wouldn't be bringing it up.
>
>