[Elecraft] MixW settings for K3

K2MK k2mk at comcast.net
Mon Dec 15 18:41:52 EST 2008


I use MixW for AFSK RTTY and I thought I had successfully set it up. But 
something unusual happened. I noticed that if the K3 was in CW mode when I 
started MixW the K3 immediately began transmitting as if the key input was 
activated. If the VOX was off I would still have the key closure (as 
evidenced by the tone in the monitor) but of course it would transmit. While 
this is happening you can't change the K3 mode. You have to disable CAT on 
MixW (or quit MixW) and then change the K3 mode.

The problem was my MixW settings. I had the RTS and DTR set for Always On. I 
checked the MixW reflector and found the suggested settings of:
RTS set to PTT
DTR set to CW
MixW now works properly in digital modes and will not erroneously activate 
transmit if the K3 is in the wrong mode. It does transmit CW properly in the 
MixW CW mode.

73,
Mike K2MK 



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