Does anyone know *why* it does that? It's confusing when no bars means either "way too high" or "way too low".
On Tue, Nov 23, 2021, 20:22 AL7CR <[email protected]> wrote: > > A classic problem. You have TOO MUCH input gain. Counterintuitively the > KX 3 ALC will display nothing if over driven. Turn the input way down and > then increase in small steps. You will find the right setting to show ALC > that way. > On Tue, Nov 23, 2021, at 2:57 PM, Frank O'Donnell wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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] > ______________________________________________________________ > 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] > ______________________________________________________________ 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]
