Or add a second sound card. The USB ones are quite inexpensive. 73, Mike NF4L
On 10/19/2010 10:42 PM, Richard Ferch wrote: > Rich, > > Have you tried reducing the VOX sensitivity (MAIN:VOX GN)? The output > from your sound card in digital modes should be high enough to give you > 4-5 bars on the K3's ALC meter, which should leave you with plenty of > headroom to set the VOX sensitivity below the digital audio and above > the sound card's noise level. > > Could it be Windows sounds that are triggering the VOX? If so, you need > to disable them. > > If the VOX is triggering with no output from your digital mode software > and no Windows sounds, perhaps it is triggering on noise from the > microphone. Can you disable the sound card's microphone input when you > are using digital modes? Or, if that is not feasible, can you reduce the > sound card's microphone input level enough to avoid spurious triggering > while still leaving the wav input high enough to give you the desired > 4-5 bars of ALC meter reading in digital modes? > > If none of these suggestions work, perhaps you will need to consider > using PTT. > > 73, > Rich VE3KI > > W3ACO wrote: > >> I seem to have a problem setting up my K3 for PSK and RTTY. I use a >> computer with mike input and headphone output to connect to line out and >> line in of the K3. I have the K3 set for VOX. Intermittently, the K3 goes >> into transmit mode without sending tones from the computer. If I turn >> down the mike gain (set at 8) the problem goes away, but then I don't get >> audio into the radio. What am I doing wrong ?? >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

