[Elecraft] About to give up

Phil Wheeler w7ox at socal.rr.com
Sat May 28 23:31:55 EDT 2016


Adding to what I said below: You do System 
Preferences > Sound > Input if you want your audio 
input to come from an external USB device (Griffin 
iMic, SignalinkUSB, K3s, etc.).

I am running OS X 10.11.5 and just tested this 
with an iMic I happened to have with me.

73, Phil W7OX

On 5/28/16 8:18 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote:
> Jim (and perhaps Dick),
>
> Then go to System Preferences > Sound > Output 
> and select the external USB device you want the 
> as the destination for your audio output. You 
> have to do this in OS X, not in the application 
> software.
>
> 73, Phil W7OX
>
>
>
> On 5/28/16 7:49 PM, James Bennett wrote:
>> Dick,
>>
>> By any chance have you in the past few weeks 
>> upgraded your mac to El Capitan? I had a 
>> working system (K3, FLDIGI, WSJT-X) and silly 
>> me, upgraded to El Capitan and a subsequent 
>> follow-on update. It has completely broken my 
>> digital mode operating. The audio is now routed 
>> to the internal iMac speakers - no matter what 
>> I’ve put in the settings of either piece of 
>> software. Needless to say, with the audio going 
>> to the speakers instead of to the K3, it never 
>> goes into transmit. Apple has really screwed up 
>> things this time. I’ve since moved my digital 
>> operation off of the iMac and over to a 
>> Raspberry Pi 3 where WSJT-X is working just 
>> fine. Havent’ had time to mess with FLDIGI over 
>> there yet, but maybe next week.
>>
>> Just a thought…….
>>
>> Jim, W6JHB
>>
>>
>>> On   Saturday, May 28, 2016, at Saturday, 
>>> 12:22 PM, Richard W Hemingway 
>>> <rheming1 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I am about to give up on my K3S and PSK with 
>>> my Fldigi on my Mac computer.  I am unable to 
>>> connect either with the SignaLink or with a 
>>> straight USK connection.  Neither will cause 
>>> the TX light to come on or TX!  I have never  
>>> had t his problem before on any of my Rigs, or 
>>> before when I owned  a K3.  Joe tried your 
>>> hamlib as well as the Rig Cat settings sent to 
>>> me from Elecraft.  No go.???
>>> If anyone has any bright  ideas please let me 
>>> know.  This should be keying the K3S but it is 
>>> not.  Have I sset something  that would block 
>>> t his?
>>> All have a great Memorial weekend, remembering 
>>> our fallen..
>>> Take care,
>>> Dick. N5XRD



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