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[Jack Berry]

So Matt, does this mean that you are a "Universal Serial ghost-Buster"? (-:
Message: 34
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:00:20 -0800
From: Matt Zilmer <mzilmer at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Ghost in my shack
To: "Jim Farmer" <jofarmer at mindspring.com>
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
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Jim,

If you have a USB-based serial port, the symptom of a USB bus reset is
several burst of enumeration on the bus.  This usually affects DTR or
RTS on a serial endpoint, and you may use those for keying or PTT.  I
see this here occasionally, but always when plugging in the hub that
hosts the USB-serial adapter.  The other times, it's a marginal power
supply somewhere in the massive number of USB devices here in the
shack.

I would check to be sure it *never* happens when the USB-serial is
disconnected - IF that's what your serial connection happens to be....

In case you're using a Microsoft Windows product, the USB bus driver
has a mind of its own and might also have bugs related to this type of
behavior.  Keep it up to date.

73,
matt W6NIA

On Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:47:43 -0500, you wrote:

>I'm enjoying my K3, which I assembled a couple of months ago.  Great rig, 
>getting great reports.  But I have a ghost in my shack who, every so often 
>when I'm doing something else in the shack, keys the mic, usually three 
>times, each time for a second or so.  Then he doesn't do it for a while. 
>Since I'm only operating SSB, no signal is put out when he keys it.  I'm 
>using the K3 with the Elecraft hand-held PTT mic.  The rig is connected to a 
>PC running Ham Radio Deluxe, current version, but HRD doesn't seem to know 
>the rig is going into transmit.  Any Ghost Busters out there looking for 
>work?
>
>Also, I'm running the output through an external peak detecting power meter. 
>During a transmission, the output power starts at around 50 W peak and if I 
>get windy (say, a 3-4 minute transmission), will go to about 100 W peak 
>during the transmission.  Current meter on my power supply starts deflecting 
>higher as the output reads higher.  I have the K3 set for maximum 110 W 
>output.
>
>Thanks,
>jim
>
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