[Elecraft] FW: K3 no power out on DATA

[Dr. William J. Schmidt, II]

Ya know, I've got the same problem... but I've tried everything (all
combinations of Mic and Line-in switch and cable routings).  When I was on
J6 a few weeks ago, I got RTTY going by running the audio right into the Mic
jack on the front panel and turning the gain way down.  It worked but I sure
would like to get the "line-in" working.  Any suggestions.  BTW the same
cable plugged into the mic jack (on the Heil adapter) doesn't work on the
rear panel.  Nor does anything else I plug into the "line-in".  I have not
fussed with it because I had a work-around.


Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ / J68HZ/ 8P6HK/ ZF2HZ

Owner - Operator
Big Signal Ranch
Staunton, Illinois

email:  bill at wjschmidt.com


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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 4:54 PM
To: Mike Sanders
Cc: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 no power out on DATA

Mike,

That sounds to me as though you have the input set for MIC rather than line
in, or something similar.

First I would suggest using Line In and use DATA mode (AFSK A submode),
select Line In in the MIC SEL menu.
Set the K3 into TX TEST (or set the power down and operate into a dummy
load) - set MMTTY into transmit, then -- Adjust the line out and Wave
sliders on your soundcard to about 2/3 of full scale.
Then adjust the MIC Gain (now actually Line In) to illuminate 4 bars on the
ALC meter with the 5th bar flashing - ignore the conventional "wisdom" given
for data mode setup (no alc indication) - the K3 is different, the - the 1st
4 bars of the ALC meter do not indicate ALC at all, they are there to help
you adjust the audio level.  The 5th bar indicates the onset of ALC

73,
Don W3FPR

On 9/4/2012 4:31 PM, Mike Sanders wrote:
> Well, Only days old here the new K3 is still challenging me. Lots of 
> fun without doubt. Anyway I am running MMTTY and using AFSK in the 
> data mode. Everything looks good but no output. I tried shifting to 
> USB/LSB and output is as set on power control. Tones on monitor and 
> another RX sound good as well. But again when in data mode I get 
> no/very low output. Power is set at about 50W and I get that in USB. 
> Any thoughts on what I am missing here?
> Thanks es 73, Mike
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