[Elecraft] Proper Setup of K3 with SignaLink USB for running WSJT-X on a Mac
Jim Bennett
w6jhb at mac.com
Wed Jan 29 15:05:08 EST 2014
Bob,
Glad to help and that your rig control is working. I had a devil of a time getting it working on my end. Exchanged several emails with G4KLA who wrote some of the install instructions. He was a big help to me.
On my SLUSB I have both the Rx and Tx set at the 1:00 position, and the DLY all the way counter CCW. Those are about the same settings you have, so the SLUSB is good to go (you do have it jumpered correctly, right...? :-)
I also assume you are running the K3 in DATA-A mode? When you press the Tune button in WSJT-X, does the K3's red TX light go on?
I've re-jumpered my SLUSB so that I can run it with my KX3 so that's about as far as I can go on the troubleshooting. One other thing I found - if I tried to transmit JT9 or JT65 with my WSJT frequency set outside of the transmit pass-band, I would get no RF out. So, that's something else you can check. Make sure you are inside the area on the "waterfall" where all the green stuff is displayed.
Jim
On Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014, at Wednesday, 11:24 AM, Robert Nobis wrote:
> JIm,
>
> Thanks, I found the USBSERIAL name and modified the INI file. I changed my settings to the following:
>
> CATdriver=/dev/tty.usbserial-AD02DW0Z
> CATport=/dev/tty.usbserial-AD02DW0Z
> CATportIndex=9
>
>
> I have now been able to transmit, although I noticed that I don’t get any readout on the ALC - Not even one bar. Must still have something set wrong.
>
> Bob Nobis - N7RJN
> Goodyear, AZ
> N7RJN at nobis.net
>
>
> On Jan 29, 2014, at 11:25 AM, Jim Bennett <w6jhb at mac.com> wrote:
>
>> I guarantee you that is one problem! In addition to WSJT-X I also use MacLoggerDX (MLDX). It has a "Radio" tab in the preferences and I noticed that it was pointing to my /dev folder for the usbserial port and driver that it uses. I looked in that /dev folder and found that there was another - the one that the SLUSB opens up. So, I took a wild-ass guess that was what I needed and - bingo - it worked. If you use MLDX, don't use that same port name - they can't be shared. The SLUSB has one of it's own and you should see it in the /dev folder. Take a look and see if in fact there is something similar to that. If so - give it a try. Let me know how it goes....
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>> On Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014, at Wednesday, 10:14 AM, Robert Nobis wrote:
>>
>>> Jim,
>>>
>>> Thank you. This might be my issue. Here are the settings in my ini file:
>>>
>>> CATdriver=/dev/rig
>>> CATport=/dev/ttyUSB0
>>> CATportIndex=9
>>>
>>> How were you able to determine your actual USBSERIAL name and location?
>>>
>>> 73, Bob
>>>
>>> Bob Nobis - N7RJN
>>> Goodyear, AZ
>>> N7RJN at nobis.net
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jan 29, 2014, at 10:39 AM, Jim Bennett <w6jhb at mac.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Bob - have you modified the WSJT-X.ini file to point it to your SLUSB stuff? I had the same issue trying to get my iMac (and my MacBook Air) to properly do rig control. Here is what I had to do in my situation - your USBSERIAL name and location may be different:
>>>>
>>>> CATdriver=/dev/cu.usbserial-A501XNHZ
>>>> CATport=/dev/cu.usbserial-A501XNHZ
>>>>
>>>> Jim / W6JHB
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014, at Wednesday, 9:06 AM, Robert Nobis wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I am trying to setup WSJT-X for JT65 operation on my K3 and Mac but can't seem to get the program to work. My audio card is a SignaLink USB.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I try to configure WSJT-X to interface to my K3, I always get the message "Open Rig Failed".
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone have any suggestions on the proper setup of the K3 as well as WSJT-X?
>>>>>
>>>>> Here is my K3 setup:
>>>>>
>>>>> K3 CONFIG settings:
>>>>> AF GAIN HI
>>>>> AF LIM nor 030
>>>>> LIN OUT nor 075
>>>>> PTT--KEY OFF-OFF
>>>>> RS232 38400 b
>>>>> SPKRS 2
>>>>> SPKR+PH NO
>>>>>
>>>>> K3 MENU Settings:
>>>>> MIC SEL Line In
>>>>> MIC+LIN Not APPL (I can't change this)
>>>>>
>>>>> Controls:
>>>>> CMP 0
>>>>> MIC MIC LINE 20
>>>>> SQUELCH 0
>>>>> RF GAIN 50%
>>>>> MODE USB
>>>>> NB OFF
>>>>> NR OFF
>>>>> NTCH OFF
>>>>> VOX OFF
>>>>> AGC AGC-F
>>>>> ALT OFF
>>>>> PWR 50 Watts
>>>>>
>>>>> On the SignaLink USB I have the Tx and Rx gain set for 50% and DLY set to 0.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks and 73,
>>>>>
>>>>> Bob -
>>>>>
>>>>> Bob Nobis - N7RJN
>>>>> Goodyear, AZ
>>>>> N7RJN at nobis.net
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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