[Elecraft] KX3 IQ using NaP3

[Ariel Jacala]

I am also interested in replies to this post.  I have only successfully set up the KX3 using K3 settings per the Telepost.com website and that is without using the E-MU-0204 external sound card.
Ariel

> Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 09:08:58 -0800
> From: apsather at shaw.ca
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 IQ using NaP3
> 
> Greetings All
> 
> I am trying to set up my KX3 to produce a band scope/waterfall display 
> using NaP3 (v2.2.4.3).
> 
> My system includes  a laptop running Win 7 Home Premium with a Intel 
> Core i3 CPU at 1.33 GHz with 4.00 (3.68usable) GB of memory and a 64-bit 
> OS. The modem I use is a USB E-Mu 0204 with the ASIO drivers supplied 
> with the E-Mu 0204. The ASIO drivers appear to work better than the MME 
> drivers.
> 
> I have 3 questions--
> 
> 1. Do I need to set up frequency or global offsets.?
>      I cannot find any reference in the KX3 manual or Fred's wonderful 
> little book. My experience is that NaP3 appears to ignore offset values 
> for the KX3.
> 
> 2. Do I need to worry about the balance between the I and Q channels.
>      My under standing is NaP3 does that, using WBIR. Furthmore, when I 
> play with the input levels on the E-Mu 2040, the display reacts, and 
> then returns to where it was.
> 
> 3.  How does WBIR work?
>     I am not convinced that I understand how to set up WBIR, and whether 
> or not it is actually working for me. My displays is full of images and 
> other noise, and the strong stations that I know are there are not visible.
> 
> A couple of observations--
> I use commercial AM radio stations  (730, 980 and 1040 KHz) to do the 
> training, but I have problems ridding the display of images. Also, I 
> cannot see the AM stations on the band scope (perhaps I can on the 
> waterfall, but I suspect it is mostly my imagination). But, when I click 
> on the frequency, it centres and I can see the station, but not other 
> stations. This is often true on SSB, as well.
> 
> My real success occurred when I left my station on while I went for 
> lunch and did not get back to it for a couple or so hours. Most of the 
> images were gone, even when I switched to 80M SSB. Also stations started 
> appear on both the scope and waterfall.  I have not been able to repeat 
> this success. So, it does not appear that NaP3 had not saved WBIR 
> adaption. When I started up my system the following day, I was back to 
> my issues.
> 
> I am looking for suggestions as to how to properly setup this system. I 
> know it is possible, since I did it once.
> 
> Best of the Seasons to all
> 73 Al, ve7ear
> 
> 
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