Matt, Just leave the K3 in USB, do not change to data mode. RMS Express will set to the correct freq. You will not have to make any adjustments.
Jack W4GRJ / AFA4DG On Jan 1, 2012, at 11:30, Matt Zilmer <mzil...@verizon.net> wrote: > In all this time with K3 #24, I've never been stymied by any issue > such as described below. > > I'm a Navy-Marine Corps MARS member. We use RMS Express in the WL2K > system on HF, running WL2K Winmor mode The software I have is version > 1.1.3.0. > > I also use LP Bridge to create two COM ports: one used for DTR (PTT) > and the other for control, COM19 and COM20 respectively. The sound > card is an EMU 0202. > > The problem is this: When RMS Express takes control of the K3, > calling an RMS node on HF *always* results in the receive frequency > being 1.5 KHz too high. I've had to rotate the RIT between call-up > transmissions to get the RX on frequency before the initial 5 attempts > time out. The TX frequency seems dead-on, because the RMS always > answers - but RX is 1.5 KHz high. And yes, I've tested with multiple > RMS nodes, including my own NMCM RMS here at the shack. Same problem > occurs with each, so it's a setup issue with software or the K3 here. > > RMS Express sends the following commands after it's set the COM20 comm > parameters: > > FR0; # cancel split > RT0; # RIT OFF > XT0; # XIT OFF > MD6; # TX DATA mode > DT0; # DATA A sub-mode of TX DATA > > The sequence above is sent once at the beginning of an RMS Express > call-up of the remote node. Only COM19's DTR is used to assert PTT > for transmissions. > > Just for grins, I checked the various meta-modes the K3 is in. I > discovered that even though AI is set to ZERO, I'm still getting IF > annunciations back from the K3. Odd, that. > > K31; # K3 extended commands enabled > K22; # K2 extended " " > AI0; # AUTOINF OFF > > Since split and the incremental controls are off and ZEROed, I'm > totally blind to what's going on. VFO A is on the correct frequency > in each case (for each RMS Node), which means to me that RX and TX > actual frequencies should be the same. > > Any ideas what's causing this? > > 73 and HNY, > matt W6NIA, NNN0UET > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
