On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:05:06 -0400, "K9RBorowski" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I noticed this evening that after working a station on 18 meter SSB, I saw a >spot on the DX packet reflector for XW1B on 20 meter CW. Curious if I could >hear him, I double clicked on the spot and DX4WIN sent the rig to his >frequency, which was stated to be 14,005.00 QSX 14,006.20 perfectly, or so I >thought....When XW1B finished the present QSO, he said QRZ NA UP. He was S9 at >my QTH and I thought I would see if I could work him. Imagine my surprise when >my keying was doing nothing! Upon a bit of further observation, I found that >the QSY frequency on VFO B was in the SSB mode. To correct this I pressed the >A=B button and then the A/B button and dialed the QSX frequency back to VFO B, >where the mode was now stated to be CW. I used A/B once more to return to >listening to the A VFO just as I heard "NA UP" sent my callsign once and >worked him on the first call. Is it something that I am doing wrong or is this >a bug in the PC control of the K3 ? I am using a conventional serial p o > rt and DX4WIN software. I've only had the rig a couple of weeks and this is > the first problem I have encountered. Anyone else experience this or have a > solution? >Thanks for your time and vy 73, Rog-K9RB >______________________________________________________________ [snip] If you tap A>B twice the B VFO will be set exactly the same as the MAIN RX, but the B VFO frequency will also be set to the A VFO Frequency. It sounds like DX4WIN is not setting the mode on the B VFO correctly. You didn't say if you have the SUB RX installed. Tom, N5GE K3 #806, K3 #1055 XV144, XV432 W1 and other small kits. http://www.n5ge.com ______________________________________________________________ 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
