Remote Operation on SSB with a K3 radio problem

[John K9UWA-2]

I have successfully operated my home station while away from home on CW on and off for about a year.

But would like to add the abilty to do SSB to my K3 radio and Computer. The computer running XP-Pro attached to the K3 has a
good sound card in it but I don't know  what hole I should be coming out of the sound card FROM ? Line Out? External Speaker out?

And into which rear jack on the backside of the K3 radio? Mono line IN ? or Mic IN ?

Do I also have to make up my cable then perhaps Stereo on the Computer end  and into a Mono on the Radio end?

I tried a Stereo to Stereo cable from a couple of the soundcard outputs into the Mono Line IN on the K3 but I could not
come up with any settings for the Mic Gain and Antivox on the K3 that actually worked. They either wouldn't feed adequate
audio to the radio or would ack the curciut and make the antivox act up tripping it all back off again. Guess I am somewhat
lost.

Sound back and forth between the home radio computer and me wherever I am is Microsoft program called MS Portrait
which has worked flawlessly for both CW and with speakers hooked up I can also talk to people if someone is here at my
home in the shack. Somewhat like being on a speaker telephone. It seems to work better than when I used IP-Sound.
Normally these speakers are disconneted. If we are using the radio and would only be hooked up if someone were here for
troubleshooting some problem.  Also using a VPN to get to and from the computer using Ham Radio deluxe to control the
 K3 radio.

For CW I use a K1EL USB keyer operated from within HRD and Also have and use the Windows version of K1EA CT Program.

Thanks
John k9uwa
John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF
Antique Radio Restorations
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[Iain MacDonnell - N6ML-2]

Hi John,

I do some remote SSB operation (picking off DX when they don't show up
on CW!), but I don't use VOX.

Line out or speaker out (generically, "the green jack") on your sound
card to the line-in on the K3 with a standard stereo cable should work
fine. I believe that the jack on the K3 is a "stereo" one, but the
"ring" is not connected to anything.

You will have to adjust the line-in level n the K3 to suit (I run mine
somewhere around 20-25), and, as far as I know, this can only be done
using the "MIC" control on the front of the K3 when "MAIN:MIC-SEL" is
set to "line-in". I've been meaning to bug Wayne about the fact that
this can't be adjusted remotely, AFAIK, but once it's set about right,
you can fine tune with the sound card's level controls.

GL...

    ~Iain / N6ML


On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 1:56 PM, John K9UWA
<[hidden email]> wrote:

> I have successfully operated my home station while away from home on CW on and off for about a year.
>
> But would like to add the abilty to do SSB to my K3 radio and Computer. The computer running XP-Pro attached to the K3 has a
> good sound card in it but I don't know  what hole I should be coming out of the sound card FROM ? Line Out? External Speaker out?
>
> And into which rear jack on the backside of the K3 radio? Mono line IN ? or Mic IN ?
>
> Do I also have to make up my cable then perhaps Stereo on the Computer end  and into a Mono on the Radio end?
>
> I tried a Stereo to Stereo cable from a couple of the soundcard outputs into the Mono Line IN on the K3 but I could not
> come up with any settings for the Mic Gain and Antivox on the K3 that actually worked. They either wouldn't feed adequate
> audio to the radio or would ack the curciut and make the antivox act up tripping it all back off again. Guess I am somewhat
> lost.
>
> Sound back and forth between the home radio computer and me wherever I am is Microsoft program called MS Portrait
> which has worked flawlessly for both CW and with speakers hooked up I can also talk to people if someone is here at my
> home in the shack. Somewhat like being on a speaker telephone. It seems to work better than when I used IP-Sound.
> Normally these speakers are disconneted. If we are using the radio and would only be hooked up if someone were here for
> troubleshooting some problem.  Also using a VPN to get to and from the computer using Ham Radio deluxe to control the
>  K3 radio.
>
> For CW I use a K1EL USB keyer operated from within HRD and Also have and use the Windows version of K1EA CT Program.
>
> Thanks
> John k9uwa
> John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF
> Antique Radio Restorations
> [hidden email]
> Visit our Web Site at:
> http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com
> 4836 Ranch Road
> Leo, IN 46765
> USA
> 1-260-637-6426
>
> ______________________________________________________________
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