[Elecraft] K3 - VOX setting per mode

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> The opposite is also true.  If you turn off VOX in RTTY, it 
> stays off, regardless of previous settings in SSB mode.

I suspect it is because DATA A and AFSK A are special cases of 
SSB.  You will find that FSK D and PSK D are special cases of 
CW as well.  The VOX status is maintained separately for the 
SSB cases (USB/LSB/DATA A/AFSK A) and the CW cases (CW/CW-R/FSK D/ 
PSK D).  

73, 

   ... Joe, W4TV 
 


> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David Wilburn
> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 9:26 PM
> To: Elecraft Discussion List
> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 - VOX setting per mode
> 
> 
> I am not sure if this is a bug or a feature.... ;)
> 
> Start out with the rig in SSB, and the VOX off.  Then go to CW mode 
> and the VOX is on.  Good so far.
> 
> Then go to RTTY.  VOX is off.  In my case, I need VOX on, so 
> I turn it on.
> 
> Now I go back to SSB where I started out, and VOX is on.  Which I 
> usually find out when I lay the headset on the table, or any 
> loud noise.
> 
> The opposite is also true.  If you turn off VOX in RTTY, it 
> stays off, 
> regardless of previous settings in SSB mode.
> 
> Why do SSB and RTTY have to follow the VOX setting of the other?
> 
> On RTTY, I operate AFSK and use VOX for keying the rig.  I usually 
> have N1MM or DX Labs controlling the rig through the serial port. 
> There may be another solution, but this has always worked 
> well for me. 
>   The only problem is what seems to me, to be an inconstancy in the 
> application of VOX.  I usually find out the VOX is not on in RTTY, 
> when I try to answer a CQ, and it doesn't work.
> 
> Is this how it is supposed to work, or am I not doing 
> something correctly?
> 
> Dave Wilburn
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