Is VOX turned on? K5MWR On June 24, 2019 8:29:50 AM CDT, Paula Uscian <[email protected]> wrote: >I suspect I may have an issue with the Line In port of my K3, as my >ability to TX in any digital mode has gone away. > >Setup: >1. Using a Tascam US-122 MKII outboard sound card. >2. MIC SEL is set to Line In on the K3. >3. Digital software, e.g., WinWarbler and WSJT, have the Tascam >selected for TX and RX. >4. Mode selection for FT8 is set to Data, for RTTY is set to AFSK 45 >bps. >5. Levels are the same as when this system worked – K3 Mic level is set >around 43-44. > >Symptoms: >1. When I try to TX on FT8 from within WSJT, the K3 red TX light comes >on and over my headphones I can hear a steady tuning tone, but I have >no power out, not one bar. >2. During TX I do hear “behind” the tones a brief low level >buzzy/crackly sound that recurs every second or so. >3. I get the same results as above when trying to TX in WSJT, though I >hear tones typical of a transmission vs. a steady tone. >4. I get the same results as above when I switch to RTTY and TX within >WinWarbler; RYRYRY, but no power out. >5. The Tascam and WSJT work fine together to decode FT8 signals. > >T-shooting Steps to Date: >1. Uninstalled, rebooted and reinstalled all Tascam software and >current drivers. Same results. >2. Tried the Line Out from the internal PC soundcard to the Line In on >the K3. This also involved using a different cable from that connecting >the Tascam to the K3. Reconfigured the digital software to use the >internal sound card for TX. Same results as described above (including >the noise). >3. Verified the K3 does TX (at least on CW). > >I suspect the board with the Line In port may have gone bad, but not >sure if that’s the issue. If so, is there anything further worth >checking or should I just replace the board? > >Thanks for any guidance! > >73 Paula k9ir > >Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > >______________________________________________________________ >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]
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