Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 won't tune the 6 meter antenna
I can't help you with the KAT500 question, but with a 13 to 1 SWR on 6m you would be strongly advised to improve the match at the aerial. John G4ZTR -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of George Rebong Sent: 05 July 2015 23:15 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] KAT500 won't tune the 6 meter antenna My KAT500 doesn't tune my 6 meter antenna. I tried it on AUTO mode and MANUAL mode. The antenna has 13:1 SWR. The KAT500 relays doesn't make noise when I keyed the K3. Did I miss something? 73 George KE6TE Sent from my iPad __ 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 j...@carltonhouse.eclipse.co.uk __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Getting AFSK RTTY mode to Stick
Greg, What firmware? There was a bug in setting VFO B data mode fixed in firmware 5.13. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2015-07-06 12:03 AM, Greg Williams wrote: Has anyone experienced this? I have tested using DXLabs Commander directly and through LPBridge, N1MM direct and through LPB and the results are the same. Put the rig into AFSK A 45 BPS using the software, check data mode using the DATA MD button and it is correct. Press AB button twice, the frequency is transferred but the A B all never comes up. Swap operating VFOs and the mode is now DATA A, swap operating VFO's again (Should now have the original frequency and mode of AFSK A 45 BPS) the mode is now DATA A. Further testing reveals that this will occur just by changing VFOs using the A/B button. If you set the mode using DATA MD and the VFO B knob then Press AB button twice the frequency and mode is transferred to the B. More testing shows that changing the mode using DATA MD and the VFO B Knob actually changes the mode in both VFOs/Receivers. I then tried setting the mode in both VFOs using the following commands in a DXLabs Commander Macro. (The PC020 is to give me 20Watts output) 'k31;md$6;dt$1;bw$0040;is$2210;md6;dt1;bw0040;is2210;PC020; This sets the VFO A to AFSK A 45 BPS, if I put the VFO B/Sub receiver commands second then VFO A resets to DATA A. Please what am I doing wrong? I would like to be able to select RTTY and have both VFOs in AFSK A 45 BPS. Please no responses saying I should be using FSK. Cheers Greg __ 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 li...@subich.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 arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 won't tune the 6 meter antenna
Hi George, A 13:1 SWR is what you might measure on 50 MHz looking into 50 feet of RG8 with NOTHING attached to the far end. From a reasonableness and efficiency standpoint one should not plan anything more than 3:1 as a normal load for a coax in coax out tuner. Less than that as frequency goes up. Particularly 10m and above can have quite a bit of loss if not operated well-matched (1.5:1 or less) over coax long enough to go from a shack outside and up to an elevated antenna. An antenna tuner is not a remote trouble neutralizer. Time to find out what is busted in the antenna up there, or if the coax is cut or crushed. Good luck on chasing down the trouble. Been there done that for sure. :) 73, Guy K2AV On Monday, July 6, 2015, John Lemay j...@carltonhouse.eclipse.co.uk wrote: I can't help you with the KAT500 question, but with a 13 to 1 SWR on 6m you would be strongly advised to improve the match at the aerial. John G4ZTR -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net javascript:;] On Behalf Of George Rebong Sent: 05 July 2015 23:15 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net javascript:; Subject: [Elecraft] KAT500 won't tune the 6 meter antenna My KAT500 doesn't tune my 6 meter antenna. I tried it on AUTO mode and MANUAL mode. The antenna has 13:1 SWR. The KAT500 relays doesn't make noise when I keyed the K3. Did I miss something? 73 George KE6TE Sent from my iPad __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net javascript:; This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to j...@carltonhouse.eclipse.co.uk javascript:; __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net javascript:; This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to k2av@gmail.com javascript:; -- Sent via Gmail Mobile on my iPhone __ 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
[Elecraft] KX3 sold a few items left
Hello to all on the list. My KX3, s/n 1033 is sold, pending receipt of funds. There are a few items left at reduced prices if anyone is interested: - SuperTenna HFB01 6 mtr - 80 mtr portable antenna --$100 - RS 3 Amp switching power supply -- $30 - Tenergy Model 01025 NiMh rapid charger + AA 4000 mAh battery -- $40 Payment -- Bank draft, money order or personal check; Paypal not accepted. Shipping -- I will split the actual cost of shipping for your preferred method 50 / 50. Reply off list to my call sign at ARRL.net Andy, KD3RF __ 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
[Elecraft] KX3 Sold; a few small items still left
Hello to all on the list. My KX3, s/n 1033 is sold, pending receipt of funds. There are a few items left at reduced prices if anyone is interested: - SuperTenna HFB01 6 mtr - 80 mtr portable antenna --$100 - RS 3 Amp switching power supply -- $30 - Tenergy Model 01025 NiMh rapid charger + AA 4000 mAh battery -- $40 Payment -- Bank draft, money order or personal check; Paypal not accepted. Shipping -- I will split the actual cost of shipping for your preferred method 50 / 50. Reply off list to my call sign at ARRL.net Andy, KD3RF -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-Sold-a-few-small-items-still-left-tp7604684.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Microphone Qusestion
While I don't have my new K3S radio yet, I did print the Owners Manual. It shows the MIC audio connection to be pin #1 as MIC audio, pin #7 as GRD, and pin #8 as GRD. My question, are pins #7 #8 the same or is one analog ground and one chassis. ground. If so, which is analog ground and which is chassis ground? I'm making a mike cable XLR to 8 pin. 73 Bob, K4TAX On 7/5/2015 11:49 AM, Jim Brown wrote: On Sun,7/5/2015 7:06 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: The Heil PR-781 is grossly overpriced. Any quality dynamic mic will work very well with the K3/K3S. Right on both counts. Because I'm retired from pro audio, I have a closet full of pro mics. All of the dynamic mics work very well with the K3. Before one of the guys in our club introduced me to the CM500, I used an RE11 on a boom stand from my music recording stash. I also own two Sony MDR7506 headsets, which I no longer use in the shack because the CM500 is so good. The TX EQ built into the K3 is quite capable, and is all that is needed to tailor TX audio to a mic and a voice. An external equalizer is a waste of money. All it takes to use any dynamic mic with a K3 or K3S is a suitably wired connector or connector adapter cable. For a pro mic with an XL-connector, wire pin 2 to the mic input, pin 3 to mic return, and pin 1 to the connector shell. Or if you have a two wire cable (center plus shield), wire pin 2 to the center conductor and to mic input, tie 1 and 3 together to the shield, and connect to the K3 connector shell. 73, Jim K9YC __ 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 rmcg...@blomand.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
Re: [Elecraft] Firmware update
Are you using K3 Utility to load the firmware from our site? Eric elecraft.com _..._ On Jul 5, 2015, at 6:23 AM, Alfredo Velez WP3C via Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net wrote: HI I can’t download the last firmware in the page, does anyone knows if the web is offline? Alfredo Velez WP3C/NP4DX e-mail: mailto:w...@aol.com http://www.wp3c.comule.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 elist_c...@elecraft.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 arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 and 48,000 Hz Digital Issue
This is looking more like a WSJT-X problem. I set my MIDI control to 48000 and fired up cocoaModem. Was able to easily send a 1kHz test tone and then send CQ. Going back to WSJT-X failed miserably. No amount of fiddling with the VOX gain or Mic drive control OR the controls on the front of the Tascam would make it work. Also, the WSJT-X Audio tab has no place to set the sample rate or bit depth - on my version, anyway. I'll re-try the WSJT group. Will post here if I get it resolved. I'm about ready to just blow it off and keep things at 41000. Arrghhh. On Jul 5, 2015, at 11:17 PM, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com wrote: Hi Jim, I'm only guessing, and I know nothing about the Apple world, but I'll do my best. There are two communications speed settings at play. One is the sample rate and bit depth for the USB sound card. That is set on the Audio Tab of WSJT-X, and wants to be 16-bit 48 kHz. The other is communications between WSJT-X and your radio for Rig Control via RS-232 (and perhaps a USB adapter). 38,400 is as fast as the K3 goes, so that's what you must choose, and both the K3 and the radio must have the same setting. As for going into TX -- I use VOX for ALL modes except CW, and it works great. The gotchas are VOX Gain (a menu setting) and Line In Gain (set by the Mic Gain control when the K3 is set for Digital modes. Perhaps all you need is more Line Gain and/or VOX Gain. That's happened to me many times when I've changed setups. The Line In should be set for five bars of ALC, then set VOX Gain to activate TX. If this doesn't get you going, I suggest that you ask again on the WSJT reflector. Some of the developers of WSJT-X monitor it, and may be able to help. Who knows -- there may be a bug they need to squash. When I reported rig control issues with the K3 with a WSJT-X Beta, they thanked me, and several months later it seems to work. 73, Jim K9YC On Sun,7/5/2015 9:18 PM, James Bennett wrote: Nobody??? Am I the only K3 owner using a Tascam sound card and a Mac to run WSJT-X?? Jim Bennett / W6JHB Folsom, CA On Jul 4, 2015, at 12:30 PM, James Bennett w6...@me.com wrote: I posted this on the WSJT-X Yahoo group and still no resolution. Hoping that perhaps someone on this reflector might have some thoughts on the problem. It isn’t a real “problem” per se, as I can certainly use my system as it is, but just wondering about this “quirk”. Here is my post: I just recently upgraded from WSJT-X 1.4.0 to 1.5.0 and have a question about something in the User Guide. I'm running on an iMac, OS X 10.10.4, an Elecraft K3, and my sound card is a Tascam US-125M. I am able to use the K3 and the new version of the software but have an issue with the documentation procedure…. The WSJT-X user manual says to use the Apple Audio MIDI Setup utility to configure the sound card to 48000 Hz, two channel, 16 bit. I have been using the above configuration at 41000Hz with no problems. When I try running at 48000 Hz, the radio does not go into transmit mode. If I switch it back to 44100 Hz, it works OK. The specs for the US-125M indicate that it should work up to 48000 Hz. When set to 48000 Hz, I’m able to get the usual decodes, but can’t transmit. I’ve got it set for the K3/KX3, and CAT control. Any idea why I'm limited to 44100 with this configuration and why 48000 fails to work? Jim / W6JHB __ 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 w6...@me.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 j...@audiosystemsgroup.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 w6...@me.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 arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Microphone Qusestion
Thanks to all for the info. Wiring the XLR for the mike; pin #1 as ground/shield, pin #2 mike high, pin #3 as mike low. To the radio 8 pin connector; pin #1 as mike high, pin 7 as mike low, pin #8 as ground. For what its worth, I use a three conductor shielded cable and thus shield is connected at one end only. 73 Bob, K4TAX On 7/6/2015 4:58 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: Assuming there has been no change from the late K3, pins 7 and 8 are both connected to circuit board common. Since the K3/K3S front panel mic jack is generally compatible with Kenwood (except for the reversal of pins 5 and 6), most folks treat pin 7 as mic return and pin 8 as shell/ground/chassis. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2015-07-06 4:20 PM, Bob McGraw - K4TAX wrote: While I don't have my new K3S radio yet, I did print the Owners Manual. It shows the MIC audio connection to be pin #1 as MIC audio, pin #7 as GRD, and pin #8 as GRD. My question, are pins #7 #8 the same or is one analog ground and one chassis. ground. If so, which is analog ground and which is chassis ground? I'm making a mike cable XLR to 8 pin. 73 Bob, K4TAX On 7/5/2015 11:49 AM, Jim Brown wrote: On Sun,7/5/2015 7:06 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: The Heil PR-781 is grossly overpriced. Any quality dynamic mic will work very well with the K3/K3S. Right on both counts. Because I'm retired from pro audio, I have a closet full of pro mics. All of the dynamic mics work very well with the K3. Before one of the guys in our club introduced me to the CM500, I used an RE11 on a boom stand from my music recording stash. I also own two Sony MDR7506 headsets, which I no longer use in the shack because the CM500 is so good. The TX EQ built into the K3 is quite capable, and is all that is needed to tailor TX audio to a mic and a voice. An external equalizer is a waste of money. All it takes to use any dynamic mic with a K3 or K3S is a suitably wired connector or connector adapter cable. For a pro mic with an XL-connector, wire pin 2 to the mic input, pin 3 to mic return, and pin 1 to the connector shell. Or if you have a two wire cable (center plus shield), wire pin 2 to the center conductor and to mic input, tie 1 and 3 together to the shield, and connect to the K3 connector shell. 73, Jim K9YC __ 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 rmcg...@blomand.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 li...@subich.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 rmcg...@blomand.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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 and 48,000 Hz Digital Issue
Hi James, I use a TASCAM US-366 with my Mac and have the sample are set to 48,000 Hz with no issues running WSJT-X versions 1.4 and 1.5. I use VOX control. You might have to go in and week the K3 VOX Gain and Line In Gain menu settings, however. 73, Bob Nobis - N7RJN n7...@nobis.net On Jul 6, 2015, at 13:18, James Bennett w6...@me.com wrote: Nobody??? Am I the only K3 owner using a Tascam sound card and a Mac to run WSJT-X?? Jim Bennett / W6JHB Folsom, CA On Jul 4, 2015, at 12:30 PM, James Bennett w6...@me.com wrote: I posted this on the WSJT-X Yahoo group and still no resolution. Hoping that perhaps someone on this reflector might have some thoughts on the problem. It isn’t a real “problem” per se, as I can certainly use my system as it is, but just wondering about this “quirk”. Here is my post: I just recently upgraded from WSJT-X 1.4.0 to 1.5.0 and have a question about something in the User Guide. I'm running on an iMac, OS X 10.10.4, an Elecraft K3, and my sound card is a Tascam US-125M. I am able to use the K3 and the new version of the software but have an issue with the documentation procedure…. The WSJT-X user manual says to use the Apple Audio MIDI Setup utility to configure the sound card to 48000 Hz, two channel, 16 bit. I have been using the above configuration at 41000Hz with no problems. When I try running at 48000 Hz, the radio does not go into transmit mode. If I switch it back to 44100 Hz, it works OK. The specs for the US-125M indicate that it should work up to 48000 Hz. When set to 48000 Hz, I’m able to get the usual decodes, but can’t transmit. I’ve got it set for the K3/KX3, and CAT control. Any idea why I'm limited to 44100 with this configuration and why 48000 fails to work? Jim / W6JHB __ 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 w6...@me.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 n7...@nobis.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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 and 48,000 Hz Digital Issue
Nope, never did any hacks to the application. But I will look around at any config files I can view! Jim Bennett / W6JHB Folsom, CA On Jul 6, 2015, at 2:54 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV w...@subich.com wrote: Also, the WSJT-X Audio tab has no place to set the sample rate or bit depth - on my version, anyway. I'll re-try the WSJT group. IIRC, in an early version of WSJT-X there was a configuration file hack to force the sound card to operate at 44,100 Hz. Did you set that by chance? If so, there may be a conflict between the file and what you have configured in your OS. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2015-07-06 5:30 PM, James Bennett wrote: This is looking more like a WSJT-X problem. I set my MIDI control to 48000 and fired up cocoaModem. Was able to easily send a 1kHz test tone and then send CQ. Going back to WSJT-X failed miserably. No amount of fiddling with the VOX gain or Mic drive control OR the controls on the front of the Tascam would make it work. Also, the WSJT-X Audio tab has no place to set the sample rate or bit depth - on my version, anyway. I'll re-try the WSJT group. Will post here if I get it resolved. I'm about ready to just blow it off and keep things at 41000. Arrghhh. On Jul 5, 2015, at 11:17 PM, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com wrote: Hi Jim, I'm only guessing, and I know nothing about the Apple world, but I'll do my best. There are two communications speed settings at play. One is the sample rate and bit depth for the USB sound card. That is set on the Audio Tab of WSJT-X, and wants to be 16-bit 48 kHz. The other is communications between WSJT-X and your radio for Rig Control via RS-232 (and perhaps a USB adapter). 38,400 is as fast as the K3 goes, so that's what you must choose, and both the K3 and the radio must have the same setting. As for going into TX -- I use VOX for ALL modes except CW, and it works great. The gotchas are VOX Gain (a menu setting) and Line In Gain (set by the Mic Gain control when the K3 is set for Digital modes. Perhaps all you need is more Line Gain and/or VOX Gain. That's happened to me many times when I've changed setups. The Line In should be set for five bars of ALC, then set VOX Gain to activate TX. If this doesn't get you going, I suggest that you ask again on the WSJT reflector. Some of the developers of WSJT-X monitor it, and may be able to help. Who knows -- there may be a bug they need to squash. When I reported rig control issues with the K3 with a WSJT-X Beta, they thanked me, and several months later it seems to work. 73, Jim K9YC On Sun,7/5/2015 9:18 PM, James Bennett wrote: Nobody??? Am I the only K3 owner using a Tascam sound card and a Mac to run WSJT-X?? Jim Bennett / W6JHB Folsom, CA On Jul 4, 2015, at 12:30 PM, James Bennett w6...@me.com wrote: I posted this on the WSJT-X Yahoo group and still no resolution. Hoping that perhaps someone on this reflector might have some thoughts on the problem. It isn’t a real “problem” per se, as I can certainly use my system as it is, but just wondering about this “quirk”. Here is my post: I just recently upgraded from WSJT-X 1.4.0 to 1.5.0 and have a question about something in the User Guide. I'm running on an iMac, OS X 10.10.4, an Elecraft K3, and my sound card is a Tascam US-125M. I am able to use the K3 and the new version of the software but have an issue with the documentation procedure…. The WSJT-X user manual says to use the Apple Audio MIDI Setup utility to configure the sound card to 48000 Hz, two channel, 16 bit. I have been using the above configuration at 41000Hz with no problems. When I try running at 48000 Hz, the radio does not go into transmit mode. If I switch it back to 44100 Hz, it works OK. The specs for the US-125M indicate that it should work up to 48000 Hz. When set to 48000 Hz, I’m able to get the usual decodes, but can’t transmit. I’ve got it set for the K3/KX3, and CAT control. Any idea why I'm limited to 44100 with this configuration and why 48000 fails to work? Jim / W6JHB __ 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 w6...@me.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 j...@audiosystemsgroup.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home:
Re: [Elecraft] Microphone Qusestion
Assuming there has been no change from the late K3, pins 7 and 8 are both connected to circuit board common. Since the K3/K3S front panel mic jack is generally compatible with Kenwood (except for the reversal of pins 5 and 6), most folks treat pin 7 as mic return and pin 8 as shell/ground/chassis. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2015-07-06 4:20 PM, Bob McGraw - K4TAX wrote: While I don't have my new K3S radio yet, I did print the Owners Manual. It shows the MIC audio connection to be pin #1 as MIC audio, pin #7 as GRD, and pin #8 as GRD. My question, are pins #7 #8 the same or is one analog ground and one chassis. ground. If so, which is analog ground and which is chassis ground? I'm making a mike cable XLR to 8 pin. 73 Bob, K4TAX On 7/5/2015 11:49 AM, Jim Brown wrote: On Sun,7/5/2015 7:06 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: The Heil PR-781 is grossly overpriced. Any quality dynamic mic will work very well with the K3/K3S. Right on both counts. Because I'm retired from pro audio, I have a closet full of pro mics. All of the dynamic mics work very well with the K3. Before one of the guys in our club introduced me to the CM500, I used an RE11 on a boom stand from my music recording stash. I also own two Sony MDR7506 headsets, which I no longer use in the shack because the CM500 is so good. The TX EQ built into the K3 is quite capable, and is all that is needed to tailor TX audio to a mic and a voice. An external equalizer is a waste of money. All it takes to use any dynamic mic with a K3 or K3S is a suitably wired connector or connector adapter cable. For a pro mic with an XL-connector, wire pin 2 to the mic input, pin 3 to mic return, and pin 1 to the connector shell. Or if you have a two wire cable (center plus shield), wire pin 2 to the center conductor and to mic input, tie 1 and 3 together to the shield, and connect to the K3 connector shell. 73, Jim K9YC __ 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 rmcg...@blomand.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 li...@subich.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 arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Microphone Qusestion
As best I can tell from the schematics, 7 and 8 are connected together. However I use 7 as mic ground and 8 as the shell, like Kenwood. - Chuck, KE9UW -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Microphone-Qusestion-tp7604628p7604689.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Microphone Qusestion
OK thanks. Got the info I needed. 73 Bob, K4TAX On 7/6/2015 4:50 PM, ke9uw wrote: As best I can tell from the schematics, 7 and 8 are connected together. However I use 7 as mic ground and 8 as the shell, like Kenwood. - Chuck, KE9UW -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Microphone-Qusestion-tp7604628p7604689.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 rmcg...@blomand.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
Re: [Elecraft] Microphone Qusestion
On Mon,7/6/2015 5:25 PM, Bob McGraw - K4TAX wrote: pin #8 as ground. Bob, Unless you are absolutely certain that pin 8 goes straight to the chassis, use the connector shell for the shield to be certain that you don't excite a Pin One Problem. 73, Jim K9YC __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Microphone Qusestion
The K3 mic jack shell is also connected to the circuit board ground plane. Sure, it is a pin 1 problem since it does not connect directly to the front panel metalwork, but connecting the shell to the board ground is better than leaving it float. The shield of your mic adapter cable should connect to the shell. I suggest using pin 7 for the AF return and if you add a PTT 'tap', connect the 'hot' side to pin 2 and the return to pin 8. If you connect nothing to pins 5 and 6, those connections will work for both Elecraft and Kenwood mic jacks. 73, Don W3FPR On 7/6/2015 5:58 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: Assuming there has been no change from the late K3, pins 7 and 8 are both connected to circuit board common. Since the K3/K3S front panel mic jack is generally compatible with Kenwood (except for the reversal of pins 5 and 6), most folks treat pin 7 as mic return and pin 8 as shell/ground/chassis. __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Getting AFSK RTTY mode to Stick
Many thanks Joe. The latest firmware fixed the problem. All works well. Cheers Greg VK3VT Greg, What firmware? There was a bug in setting VFO B data mode fixed in firmware 5.13. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2015-07-06 12:03 AM, Greg Williams wrote: Has anyone experienced this? I have tested using DXLabs Commander directly and through LPBridge, N1MM direct and through LPB and the results are the same. Put the rig into AFSK A 45 BPS using the software, check data mode using the DATA MD button and it is correct. Press AB button twice, the frequency is transferred but the A B all never comes up. Swap operating VFOs and the mode is now DATA A, swap operating VFO's again (Should now have the original frequency and mode of AFSK A 45 BPS) the mode is now DATA A. Further testing reveals that this will occur just by changing VFOs using the A/B button. If you set the mode using DATA MD and the VFO B knob then Press AB button twice the frequency and mode is transferred to the B. More testing shows that changing the mode using DATA MD and the VFO B Knob actually changes the mode in both VFOs/Receivers. I then tried setting the mode in both VFOs using the following commands in a DXLabs Commander Macro. (The PC020 is to give me 20Watts output) 'k31;md$6;dt$1;bw$0040;is$2210;md6;dt1;bw0040;is2210;PC020; This sets the VFO A to AFSK A 45 BPS, if I put the VFO B/Sub receiver commands second then VFO A resets to DATA A. Please what am I doing wrong? I would like to be able to select RTTY and have both VFOs in AFSK A 45 BPS. Please no responses saying I should be using FSK. Cheers Greg -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-Getting-AFSK-RTTY-mode-to-Stick-tp7604677p7604699.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 and 48,000 Hz Digital Issue
Hi Jim, I'm only guessing, and I know nothing about the Apple world, but I'll do my best. There are two communications speed settings at play. One is the sample rate and bit depth for the USB sound card. That is set on the Audio Tab of WSJT-X, and wants to be 16-bit 48 kHz. The other is communications between WSJT-X and your radio for Rig Control via RS-232 (and perhaps a USB adapter). 38,400 is as fast as the K3 goes, so that's what you must choose, and both the K3 and the radio must have the same setting. As for going into TX -- I use VOX for ALL modes except CW, and it works great. The gotchas are VOX Gain (a menu setting) and Line In Gain (set by the Mic Gain control when the K3 is set for Digital modes. Perhaps all you need is more Line Gain and/or VOX Gain. That's happened to me many times when I've changed setups. The Line In should be set for five bars of ALC, then set VOX Gain to activate TX. If this doesn't get you going, I suggest that you ask again on the WSJT reflector. Some of the developers of WSJT-X monitor it, and may be able to help. Who knows -- there may be a bug they need to squash. When I reported rig control issues with the K3 with a WSJT-X Beta, they thanked me, and several months later it seems to work. 73, Jim K9YC On Sun,7/5/2015 9:18 PM, James Bennett wrote: Nobody??? Am I the only K3 owner using a Tascam sound card and a Mac to run WSJT-X?? Jim Bennett / W6JHB Folsom, CA On Jul 4, 2015, at 12:30 PM, James Bennett w6...@me.com wrote: I posted this on the WSJT-X Yahoo group and still no resolution. Hoping that perhaps someone on this reflector might have some thoughts on the problem. It isn’t a real “problem” per se, as I can certainly use my system as it is, but just wondering about this “quirk”. Here is my post: I just recently upgraded from WSJT-X 1.4.0 to 1.5.0 and have a question about something in the User Guide. I'm running on an iMac, OS X 10.10.4, an Elecraft K3, and my sound card is a Tascam US-125M. I am able to use the K3 and the new version of the software but have an issue with the documentation procedure…. The WSJT-X user manual says to use the Apple Audio MIDI Setup utility to configure the sound card to 48000 Hz, two channel, 16 bit. I have been using the above configuration at 41000Hz with no problems. When I try running at 48000 Hz, the radio does not go into transmit mode. If I switch it back to 44100 Hz, it works OK. The specs for the US-125M indicate that it should work up to 48000 Hz. When set to 48000 Hz, I’m able to get the usual decodes, but can’t transmit. I’ve got it set for the K3/KX3, and CAT control. Any idea why I'm limited to 44100 with this configuration and why 48000 fails to work? Jim / W6JHB __ 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 w6...@me.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 j...@audiosystemsgroup.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 arch...@mail-archive.com
