[Elecraft] K3 a few new user questions

[Richard Ferch]

Ray,

Are you still getting ERR PTT messages? If you are, then it is likely 
that in your N1MM or DXLabs configuration you have something set that is 
telling the MKII to assert its hardware PTT output. For example, if the 
Router were configured to use COM6 for FSK, with the PTT box checked 
beside it, and you had RTS on COM6 set to Always On in the N1MM 
Configurer, or if the Router were configured to use RTS on COM4 for PTT 
and you had RTS on COM4 set to Always On in the N1MM Configurer and/or 
in the DXLab Commander configuration, that could be a cause.

Once this is resolved, when you say no power output, are you at least 
getting PTT, i.e. the K3's red TX LED coming on? If not, your PTT 
configuration needs more work. I believe that microHam suggests using 
RTS on the radio control port in N1MM Logger for PTT (set DTR to Always 
Off), and if you are using the K3's ACC port for PTT, setting the Router 
to use PTT2 for PTT in digital modes, but I may be misremembering this - 
consult the sample settings documents under Support at the microHam-USA 
web site, and the MKII user manual for the Router's PTT settings. In 
DXLab Commander, you would set RTS on the primary CAT port to PTT and 
DTR to Off, and in Commander's General configuration window you would 
check the "suppress CAT" check box in the PTT pane.

If you are getting the K3 into transmit mode, but no power output, check 
the following: In DATA A mode, look at MAIN:MIC SEL and make sure it is 
set to Line In. Now adjust the K3's Mic gain control to set the Line In 
level - I believe the default level is zero, which will result in zero 
output. You need to adjust the MKII's TX level control and the K3's Line 
In level control so that you can see 4-5 bars on the K3's ALC meter 
(with the meter in ALC mode). Once you have done this, if you set the 
K3's Pwr control to 40W you should see 40 watts (4 bars) on the K3's RF 
output meter.

73,
Rich VE3KI

Ray G3XLF wrote:

> They were already set to OFF OFF in CONFIG: PTT--KEY, enabled VOX but still
> same result - no power output!