It’s a self protection feature to keep you from blowing up the audio input. The KX2 has it as well. Causes me to scratch my head until I remember.
73, Brian, K0DTJ > On Nov 23, 2021, at 17:36, Julia Tuttle <ju...@juliatuttle.net> wrote: > > 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 <al...@mooseaviation.com> 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: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 al...@mooseaviation.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 ju...@juliatuttle.net >> > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 huntin...@coastside.net ______________________________________________________________ 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
