After not having used my KX3 in a while, today I set it up with a laptop
on the front porch to send FT8 in WSJT-X with a new AX1 antenna.
I went through the procedure in Don W3FPR's document "Setting Elecraft
Transceivers for soundcard digital," setting in and out audio levels on
my MacBook Pro for the thumbnail-sized Sabrent USB soundcard; Mic Gain
on the KX3; and the power slider in WSJT-X. CAT control is working fine,
and the KX3 is in DATA A mode. The waterfall of incoming signals appears
normal.
I seem to be getting a good signal out, with -1 dB reported from Alaska,
and -7 to -10 dB from the U.S. east coast with the above settings around
midrange, and with the KX3 set for 15w out. However, I don't see any
bars at all on the ALC meter at any time, even when the USB soundcard
out, KX3 Mic Gain and WSJT-X power slider are set as high as their maximums.
Am I forgetting a setting? Anything I can look at to troubleshoot the
ALC meter function?
Thanks much,
Frank K6FOD
Southern California
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