[Elecraft] K3S + FLDIGI + Mac Mini

[David Ahrendts]

Gentlemen, thanks. Answered my own question moments after posting. And I am in awe. With ONE USB cable on the K3S, you have rig control, audio in and audio out. Short answers:
1) In FLDIGI config, Hamlib, find your port and initialize it. That’s rig control.
2) In FLDIGI config, Audio, select PortAudio, USB Audio Codec for both Capture and Playback.
3) Select FLDIGI mode PKTUSB which moves the K3S to DATA mode. Otherwise it likes to default to USB.
4) On the K3S, MIC control becomes Line level and mine likes to be around 6 before tripping too much ALC. The P3 showing a clean PSK31 signal. Sweet.

Now, my Mac Mini is a beta tester for Apple El Capitan, and version 10.11 Beta (15A278b) is a little buggy with FLDIGI. Many screen freezes which I’m sure will be ironed out in time. 
There was this cautionary issued on 9/11: http://www.machamradio.com/blog/2015/9/10-fldigi-and-upgrading-to-os-x-1011-el-capitan <http://www.machamradio.com/blog/2015/9/10-fldigi-and-upgrading-to-os-x-1011-el-capitan>

Thanks, as always. Happy to answer any question off list also. 

David Ahrendts, KC0XT, Los Angeles
DavidAhrendts at me.com


> On Sep 20, 2015, at 5:09 PM, Bob McGraw - K4TAX <rmcgraw at blomand.net> wrote:
> 
> Select the DATA mode on the K3S.    See page 33 under Data Mode Selection in the manual for selecting DATA A mode.  The rig control and audio will follow on the single USB cable between the radio and computer.
> 
> For FLDIGI, the Rig control and Sound Card selections will be found under the Configure drop down menu.
> 
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX
> K3S s/n 10,163
> 
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