Second what Don said. Has to be in AFSK drive adjustment. Here identical N1MM/K3/KPA500 except ran FSK. Power always went up to max set power from the first diddle.
73 de Brian/K3KO On 10/1/2012 19:28, Don Wilhelm wrote: > Joe, > > I don't know anything in the K3 that would cause your problem 1, but I > strongly suspect that is an N1MM related situation. > > My guess on your problem 2 is that you were not driving the audio hard > enough. > With the K3, you cannot follow the frequent advice given for data modes > to "set the power to max and use the audio drive to bring up the power > to the desired level" -- that WILL NOT work well with the K3. Do as the > K3 manual indicates, set the audio level for 4 ALC meter bars solid with > the 5th one flashing (you can do that in TX TEST so you do no0t bother > anyone on the air) - then set the power knob for the desired power. > > Failure to follow those instructions will result in "power creep" like > you were seeing. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 10/1/2012 3:09 PM, Joe K2UF wrote: >> I had the following two problems during the RTTY contest this past weekend. >> >> >> >> 1.- I had to reset the mode from FSK D to AFSK A many times. Usually when >> I changed bands or a large change in frequency within the same band. When I >> get to the top of the band and want to go back to the bottom of the band I >> would type the frequency in N1MM. Radio would QSY to the new frequency but >> the mode would revert back to FSK D. This would not happen every time but >> quite often. >> >> >> >> 2.- Using the K3 / KPA500 setup with N1MM running on a Win XP desktop pc >> with a soundMAX sound card. The K3 running about 25 watts and the LINE IN >> level set at 10 the KPA500 power out would start at about 60 to 70 watts. >> Each time I would call/work someone the power out on the KPA500 would >> increase. After 8 or 10 calls/Qs the power would be up to 400 to 500 watts. >> If I changed the power level on the K3 down 1 watt and then back up 1 watt >> the process would start all over again. I do not have the same problem on >> CW. I have not used the amp in a CW contest yet, but I have worked several >> DXpeditions/DX stations sometimes calling for over an hour. The amp output >> would stay where it was set. >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2441/5302 - Release Date: 10/01/12 > > ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2441/5302 - Release Date: 10/01/12 ______________________________________________________________ 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
