On 2018-10-29 1:57 PM, Peter Dougherty (W2IRT) wrote:
Can I transmit and receive CW, SSB, two-VFO RTTY, FT-8 and other digimodes, .WAV file sequencing, firmware uploads, and CAT control to/from the K3s using mostly just the single USB cable and the physical connection to my paddles? I want to implement a KISS solution **IF** it can be done.
The answer to the question in the first line in yes. However, when you add the additional qualifier that it must be a KISS solution the answer becomes no. Simply put, in order to meet your specifications with *multiple* applications (I know you use N1MM+, DXLab Suite, WSJT-X and MMTTY at least), you *must* study the various manuals/help files and spend a significant amount of time configuring each piece of software to properly relate to the transceiver *and* study the transceiver Owner's Manual to in order to figure out how to configure the transceiver for the specific requirements of each application (as well as vice versa). For example, with DXLab Suite (WinWarbler) you need to understand how to integrate transceiver commands with your wave files to switch the audio input from mic to sound card and back with each wave file *or* configure the transceiver to enable *both* mic and Line inputs (and accept issues of noise from the "inactive" input).
Otherwise I'll just keep the MK-II in line since it's a known-valid configuration, albeit one I don't particularly like (no offense, Joe).
You now know one of the guiding principles of microHAM's design for the last 20 years. The microHAM hardware/software is designed to handle all the configuration issues ... it is intended to utilize each supported transceiver in the manufacturer's stock/recommended configuration and handle changes in input/output, etc. based on the mode reported by the CAT interface, TX/RX status and source of PTT. 73, ... Joe, W4TV ______________________________________________________________ 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]
