Sure, but when it engages, why doesn't it show full bars, or flash them, or say "HI MIC" or something?
On Tue, Nov 23, 2021, 22:29 Brian Hunt <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[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] > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]
