[Elecraft] Newbie question re digital modes

[Wes (N7WS)]

He said, "K3" and "Serial to USB". There is no audio on the serial port of a K3.

A K3S USB is a different story.

Steve, use the K3 Audio In/Out into the sound card of your computer directly.



On 11/22/2015 1:03 PM, Bob McGraw - K4TAX wrote:
> I suggest connecting the radio to the computer via the single USB cable.  It 
> handles the audio and the radio commands for CAT control.  The SignaLink USB 
> is not needed nor preferred in this case.  Configure the FLDIGI application 
> through the various menus in the software for the radio using the HAMLIB menu 
> in the application.
>
> Yep, assuredly he receiver audio was being heard by the mike in the computer.
>
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX
>
> On 11/22/2015 1:33 PM, Steve via Elecraft wrote:
>> I think I may just be overcome by  an embarrassment of riches. I have
>> recently acquired a K3 and  the serial to USB cable to run the utility  program.
>>   I would like to try digital -- particularly PSK31 -- which I now  do with
>> IC7000 and Signalink TNC. I have been using FLDIGI satisfactorily.  My
>> question is whether (1) I should try to run FLDIGI with  my K3 directly through
>> the RS232/USB cable, (2) should I get the cable and  jumper card for K3 for
>> the Signalink, (3) should I get the "tridentate"  cable set to connect with
>> the K3  using the line-in/line-out/ptt  connections on the back?
>>   An amusing side thing: I had my K3 tuned to 14.070 upper side band and  I
>> booted up FLDIGI on my laptop with no physical connection between them. To my
>>   amazement, I saw a waterfall display and, when I placed the cursor on a
>> nice  strong signal, I saw decoded text. I can only assume that the laptop's
>> microphone was open and FLDIGI picked it up from the audio output of my
>> radio.  Alternatively, it may have been an occult message to me that I need to
>> better  understand the mechanics of digital  :-}
>>   TNX for any advice especially if I can understand it.  VY 73 de  W3UEC
>>   Stephen Dubin V.M.D., Ph. D.
>> Guerir quelquefois, soulager  souvent, consoler toujours.
>
>
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