[Elecraft] KX3 Utility on Mac - Sound Card for DATA A - no output

[Thorpe, Jeffrey]

I went back through the entire chapter and re-read it (as opposed to mis-reading it).
Now I get it. Thanks for clearing me up Don.

73,
Jeff - KG7HDZ



> On May 2, 2014, at 5:53 PM, "Don Wilhelm" <w3fpr at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Jeff,
> 
> The KX3 Utility program is not intended to put out any sound (on any OS platform).  I am not certain where you found information that is does.
> 
> The path for sound from Fldigi is quite different.  Fldigi is "sort of" an SDR application in that it takes the bandpass of the input audio and can pass that audio along to the computer soundcard if that is enabled.
> 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> 
>> On 5/2/2014 8:35 PM, Thorpe, Jeffrey wrote:
>> I tried following the directions in KE7X’s book (7.5.2) to try and get a handle on how all this works, but ran into an odd problem - the KX3 utility program doesn’t seem to put out any sound. I unplugged the cable from the headphone/line out jack on my Macbook Pro and it was completely silent. Didn’t matter if it was CW, RTTY or PSK31. I then tried it on Fldigi and that program would output sound just fine. If I disconnect the USB/RS232 cable, then the Utility program does nothing.
>> 
>> So, is there a known problem with the Utility on Mac, or am I likely doing something wrong?
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