[Elecraft] Guidance Please: XG3 Signal Source Sending CW String

[Jeff Maass K8ND]

G'day Don:

 

The XG3 was on '30' to stat, with the LED on solid. 

 

When I pushed/held the 'PF1' button to start the sequence, the '30' LED
began to blink and continued blinking while the sequence ran.

 

Is there more?

 

73, Jeff  K8ND

 

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Jeff,

 

What band LED is illuminated on the XG3?  That message sequence you 

specified does not set the band, so you will have to set the XG3 output 

manually to whichever band/frequency the XG3 is set for.

It works, I have used similar sequences to send CW to a K3 for hamfest 

demos.

 

73,

Don W3FPR

 

 

From: Jeff Maass K8ND [mailto:jmaass at k8nd.com] 
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 7:20 PM
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Subject: Guidance Please: XG3 Signal Source Sending CW String

 

I have been unsuccessful in convincing my XG3 to send CW strings. 

The basic signal generator functions of the XG3 are working, both with and
without the XG3 utility connected. It generates signal carrier at all
requested frequencies at all available power levels. This XG3 has firmware
revision 1.16 installed. I am running it with the XG3 Utility Revision
1.13.6.6, and the utility and the XG3 are communicating. The manual I have
is Revision D1 (Feb 20,2013).

I want to use it with my SDRs and CW Skimmer to test the receivers and
splitters, so I'd like to have it send something like "TEST TEST TEST K8ND
K8ND K8ND TEST" on demand on a selected band/frequency. For test, I had
selected 10.120 as my test frequency, and connected the output of the XG3 to
my K3 antenna jack. I set the K3 to 10.120 MHz.

Page 13 of the D1 and D2 manuals provides examples of programming the XG3
with the PC utility. For test, I tried to set up the sample beacon that is
the first example, as shown below: 

     Use the XG3 Utility's Command Tester (far right tab) to enter these
commands:

     WM,^0de_w1aw:10^1:10^2:10*$60#;

     Changes the level to 0 dBm, then sends 'de w1aw', sends carrier at 0
dBm for 10 seconds, then

     changes the level to -33 dBm, sends carrier for 10 seconds, changes
level to -73 dBm, sends carrier for 10

     seconds, sends SK, pauses silent for 60 seconds and repeats
indefinitely.

As described above, I typed the string ("WM,^de...) into the XG3 command box
on the 'Command Tester' tab.


I then entered the string to enable the use of the PF1 button to initiate
the message function, as shown below:

     Set up the PF1 key for Morse memory sending: 

     PF,01,01; configure PF1 to send Morse memory.

     To play the memory, either hold down the Band+/PF1 key or send S,01;
over the serial port.

When I pressed and held the PF1 key, 1) the '30' LED began to blink; 2) the
level changed on the XG3 from one to another to another as described in the
command documentation above, and 3) continues forever. HOWEVER, there is no
output of CW or carrier to the radio. I watched the P3 display carefully for
any sign of the output keying, but No Joy anywhere near 10.120 MHz. The LEDs
on the XG3 show that the programmed string is at least running, changing the
output levels periodically.

I've tried it with the other example strings, but still No Joy. I am clearly
doing something wrong.

Can someone put me on the correct path?

73,  Jeff  K8ND