High fives to everyone who helped a dig-newby get up and running. Happy to say FLDigi is cookin’ on the Mac Mini using a SignaLink sound card and a home brew cable to the KX3-KXPA100. Thanks especially to Dave, G0WBX, who provided detailed help. Had my first PSK QSO LA to Alberta last evening. Love digital with the KX3.
David Ahrendts, KC0XT, Los Angeles > On Jan 8, 2015, at 7:28 AM, David Ahrendts <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> From: Dave B <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> Date: January 8, 2015 at 4:25:49 AM PST >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 + iMic Sound Card = Wild Scan >> >> Use a 4 pole jack plug too helps. >> >> Tip, Ring, Ring, Sleve. >> >> They are relatively easy to obtain. >> >> You may also (probably will) need a resistive atenuator, and maybe a DC >> blocking cap between the iMic's line out, and the KX3's Mic input. Or >> setting >> levels "gets tricky!" >> >> For receive, there are other issues, using the Phones jack, mutes the rig's >> speaker. >> >> Using the I/Q output, is another way, but I've had poor results with that. >> I >> ended up making a cable that had a floating jack socket, to connect a small >> speaker or 'phones to, while using digimodes, that in turn connects to the >> Phone >> socket on the rig. >> >> For Fldigi use, set the rig into USB and DATA A mode (turns off any/all >> TX/RX >> equalisation, but keeps the settings you have for voice modes.) >> >> Set the rig's filters so that it passes just about everything between 100 >> and >> 3000Hz to the iMic. Let Fldigi do all the heavy lifting. >> >> Use USB for ALL Fldigi work, even if you are working on the "low bands". >> If you >> need to swap tones (for some RTTY needs) use Fldigi's "Rev" button (lower >> right.) >> >> If you have the USB<>KX3 serial lead, try using the K3 driver XML file >> (download from the Fldigi XML archives page >> http://www.w1hkj.com/xmlarchives.html >> <http://www.w1hkj.com/xmlarchives.html>) >> >> Or try using Flrig also set to use a K3. Hamlib results vary! >> >> Then the frequency values in Fldigi follow what the rig is doing, much >> easier to >> use that way. >> >> (The RIGCAT XML route is my preference, edited so that JUST the tuning and >> frequency data passes back/forth, I prefer to manipulate the radio's other >> settings by mk1 fingers at this time.) >> >> Note, the KX3 and K3 use a CAT protocol that is very similar to that used by >> Kenwood. There is a lot you can do with it, but there are some significant >> differences! >> >> Enjoy! >> >> 73. >> >> Dave. G0WBX. >> >> >> >>> David, >>> >>> Set MIC BTN to OFF >>> >>> That should fix it I think. >>> >>> 73 >>> >>> David Anderson GM4JJJ >>> >>>> On 7 Jan 2015, at 02:53, David Ahrendts <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Strange one. Trying to make audio in and out connections with my Mac >>>> Mini and >>> my KX3 Line for use with cocoaModem and FLDigi. Mac Mini ?sees" the >>> Mic, and responds to the RX I/Q stream from the PX3. BUT, when I >>> connect the iMic to the KX3 MIC port, it sends the KX3 into a scan >>> frequency mode. What am I doing wrong? > > David Ahrendts, KC0XT, LA > >>> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft> >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm <http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> >> Post: mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net <http://www.qsl.net/> >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> <http://www.qsl.net/donate.html> >> Message delivered to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > > David Ahrendts [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > David Ahrendts [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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]
