Howard at Elecraft figured this out. You must set the "Transmit Timeout" on the P3 to 0 (zero). You do this by pressing Ctrl-Alt-S on the USB keyboard plugged into the P3. The default for this value is 3000
It is listed as "The length of time an idle signal will be transmitted in RTTY and PSK modes after the last character is sent. The timing is in milliseconds and ranges from 0 to 90,000" Again, this only occurs if you are using the "Text Messages" with a P3, and then switch to another type of keying like a paddle or straight key, or any device like a K1EL keyer attached to the key or paddle ports. What the "Text Messages" allow you to do, is map any key on the USB keyboard to be a CW Macro. I use the F keys on a USB keyboard to be canned messages, and then switch to my paddle for other things I need to send. You can set this to work on SSB as well, as you can configure any key to be a Macro as well, and play one of your Voice memories by pressing a key on the USB keyboard. Since this setting in the P3 has nothing to do with CW, I hope there will be a fix in a future firmware release. Keith KB9WMJ ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 12:12 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Odd K3 behavior when P3 used I am having a strange issue since I installed my P3. If I use one of the P3 Text Message keys to send CW(any memory) and then switch to my paddle (plugged into paddle jack), or even my K1EL keyer (plugged into Key jack) there are 2 glitches when I start sending CW. This occurs every time. Lets say I set my key speed on the K3 set real slow to 8WPM. If I press a key on my USB keyboard to send CW, it sends normally. If I continue to use the keyboard everything is perfect. If I switch to my paddle, and lets say hold the Dah in. I get the 1st Dah with a 1/10th second pause, and then the 1st Dah continues, and then the second dah comes and it does the same thing. Everything after that will be perfect. The same hold true if I'm using my K1EL instead of the paddle. There will always be 2 pauses. The K1EL is setup as a straight key Once those 2 pauses happen, they never happen again, until I switch back to any P3 text message. Also, it does not matter how long I wait after using the P3 memory to switch to my paddle. Keith KB9WMJ ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
