You need to Hold down DATA MD and select the right data sub-mode. It is set per-band.
DATA A is usually the correct sub-mode for FT8. This uses the USB mode. On 30m, you were likely using the AFSK A mode, which is similar, but uses LSB mode. AFSK A is used for RTTY, generally. > On Jun 19, 2021, at 6:40 PM, Carl-N8VZ <n...@qth.com> wrote: > > Dear OM or YL: Today I did a successful POTA activation using my K3. I > usually use a smaller, lower wattage rig, but decided recently to use the K3 > portable. I've used the K3 for POTA activation three times before this week > -- but all on SSB. Today, I used FT8. I first was on 20M and everything > was quite normal. Then I switched to 30M, and I was hearing nothing and > friend who I was texting who lives fairly close to the park wasn't seeing my > CQs. I had the MODE set to DATA. The friend suggested I switch to USB > mode, and lo and below I started seeing signals on my screen and completed > several QSOs. I had used DATA mode on 20M and it worked FB. I also later > used DATA mode on 40M. Why didn't DATA mode work on 30M? Is there some > setting where I have to declare USB or LSB for each band separately for DATA > mode? All of this seems very strange to me. I used my K3 before for data > modes in the shack, and I don't recall this issue. Any suggestions would be > greatly appreciated. -- 73 de Carl N8VZ > > > > -- > Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to aa...@arrl.net Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa...@arrl.net Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!" -- Wilbur Wright, 1901 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
