Thanks Bill. Yes, I knew the outboard sound card was not necessary, but had it on hand and like the other data modes in the various software programs available. Also, I have no immediate plans to take my K3 to the field. Yes, using the "line In" on the rear of the radio. I am hoping that once set, the K3 needs no additional resetting when going from PSK to RTTY and the ALC setting automatically reverts back to the voice setting without further effort on the ops part.
73, Terry, W0FM -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of nr4c Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 11:06 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] PSK31 & RTTY with K3 and SignaLink USB Yes, follow the direction of Elecraft on using the Elecraft K3, K2, or KX3. Set the audio drive to the level that produces 4 bars with the fifth one blinking. ALC does not happen until the fifth bar. The first four bars are audio level and 4 bars are required to produce proper TX signal. Now set the power to whatever setting you want via the PWR knob on the K3. You are using LINE IN on the rear of the radio for input, I hope. You also should set that port to LIN IN, not MIC. Check the manual on this as I am away from my radio and did this a long time ago. I do not use the SignaLink with my K3. I just connect two stereo cable from the LIN IN/LIN OUT to the computer sound card, and it works just fine. Never saw a need for the SL-USB with this radio. I know, it frees up the sound card in the computer, but this computer is ONLY used for ham radio so that's not an issue in my shack. YMMV. Hope this helps, good luck! ...bill nr4c On Thu, 5 Jul 2012 10:55:35 -0500, Terry Schieler wrote: > I have a SignaLink USB external soundcard that I have used > successfully for years with my former rig (FT1000MP). Got around to > hooking it up to the K3 (#474) a couple weeks ago but still don't seem > to have it right. I have the K3 jumper plug and the SignaLink K3 > cable. There appears to be some conflict in the instructions from > Tigertronics for the SignaLink device and those provided for operating > Data Mode (Data A) with the K3. I understand that in using Data A, > the K3's compression is turned off automatically. But the SignaLink > documentation says turn the transmitter power to full output. The K3 > instructions say to set output power lower on the K3 (25 or 30 watts) > which is all I have ever used with data modes. Tigertronics says that > the TX control pot on the front of the SignaLink becomes the output > power (drive) adjustment for the transmitter. That isn't happening. > And while the K3 automatically shuts down the compression mode, I'm > wondering if it should also save the PO per mode and band. I have > been through the K3 Data Mode section of the manual as well as Fred's > (KE7X) fine expansion book and just get more confused. > > Any SignaLink USB - K3 veterans have any thoughts on what I'm missing > in the setup? > > Thanks and 73, > > Terry, W0FM > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
