[Elecraft] K3 RTTY problem

David Wilburn dave.wilburn at verizon.net
Wed Feb 4 09:28:10 EST 2009


If you are plugging into a laptop, make sure the port is set to line 
in.  Mine comes up and asks me, whenever I plug something in.

Dave Wilburn
NM4M

R. Kevin Stover wrote:
> Which program are you using?
> Did this ever work?
> What changes have you made since it worked?
> 
> The line out on the K3 is a low level line out and would sound 
> attenuated compared to the level on the speaker/phones jack. You've got 
> the level as high as it will go on the K3, swapped the audio cable for a 
> known good one, time to start looking at the sound card and application 
> settings on the computer.
> 
> 
> n1ix1 at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>
>> I posted this Sunday bust since then I have been having email problems.
>> If you responded please send it again.
>>
>>
>> I am having a problem with receiving RTTY signals. It 
>> worked before so I assume it is something I have set incorrectly.
>>
>>
>> There is no? display of any text or even jiberish on any of the RTTY 
>> applications. No waterfall, nothing at all. I have tried different computers and 
>> multiple applications with the same results. I have adjusted the line out item 
>> in the config menu to full scale.  I have replaced the cable between line out and the computer.
>>
>>
>> I plugged headphones into the line out jack I can hear the 
>> RTTY signal but it seems to be attenuated. Although I don't know how loud it 
>> should be. I think it should be louder that it is.
>>
>>
>>
>> BTW: transmit doesn't work at all. That will be the 
>> subject of another email.
>>
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>>
>> ?
>>
>>
>> Dave N1IX
> 
> 


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