I just noticed last night that my K3 #859 wasn't decoding CW. I'm running 4.22 firmware. I might go back to 4.17 to see if the function returns.
-- 73, Dick KA1OZ Middleborough, MA Radio: Elecraft K3/100(Kit) SN 859 Antenna: Titan-DX Dick Dievendorff wrote: > Hi, Ben! > > My Elecraft K3 wouldn't work on SSB this sweepstakes weekend, either! I > found that I had somehow lost the correct 2.7 kHz crystal filter offset (I > alter the configuration of my radios a lot because my job requires it). I > removed the crystal filter, noted the -0.91 offset, and put that number into > the K3 Utility's crystal filter configuration dialog. Worked like a champ. > I sure felt sheepish, though! > > A more drastic step if that doesn't work is to go through the Parameter > Initialization procedure described on page 68 of the K3 Owner's Manual (I'm > using revision D8). If that doesn't work, contact K3support at Elecraft.com > > For RTTY decoding, most of the people I talk to with this problem would get > better results if they used the CW TUN display to correctly tune in the > signal, or perhaps Text Decode hasn't been turned on. My tone sense isn't > good enough to do this without a visual tuning aid. You kind of need to > have the signal relatively alone; maybe a big DX pileup isn't the best place > to try to get this working. One of the external RTTY decoders, like MMTTY, > might be a better choice for a more ambitious RTTY decoder for a "hostile" > DX pileup environment. > > GL with ZL8X! > > 73 de Dick, K6KR > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of SM6CKU > Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 4:25 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Elecraft] CW-to-Data does not work > > as it did a year ago. I have wkd one QSO on RTTY and just heard ZL8X on 30m > with good copy. So I tried to call but nothing happens and I have followed > the manual instructions. Any hint? > And my K3 (2066) won't work on SSB either.... > On the other end, it's great on CW! > > 73 de Ben SM6CKU > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
