[Elecraft] XMIT button not working?

[Wayne Burdick]

What Joe said :)

I suppose you could put "TX;" into a switch macro, too, restoring the ability to do this via a front-panel switch.

Wayne

On Sep 27, 2016, at 4:22 PM, "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists at subich.com> wrote:

> On 9/27/2016 7:00 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
> > There are three ways to transmit in FSK-D and PSK-D modes:
> 
> *FIVE* ways in FSK-D:
> 
> 4) assert PTT on the mic jack, rear panel PTT jack or CAT RTS/DTR
>   line if selected
> 
> 5) Sent TX; to the CAT interface
> 
> Both are used by common RTTY software (in FSK mode), like MMTTY.
> 
> 73,
> 
>   ... Joe, W4TV
> 
> On 9/27/2016 7:00 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>> XMIT was disabled only for FSK-D and PSK-D data submodes. It can still be used in DATA-A and AFSK-A submodes.
>> 
>> There are three ways to transmit in FSK-D and PSK-D modes:
>> 
>> 1.  Keyer paddle
>> 
>> 2.  Message play (M1-M4 tap) or message repeat (M1-M4 hold)
>> 
>> 3.  Text packet from a host computer or macro (see KeYing command, KY<TEXT>)
>> 
>> XMIT was disable for FSK-D and PSK-D as part of a much larger firmware makeover having to do with T/R, the USB port, and safe exit from transmit.
>> 
>> If you need to test transmit while in these or any other modes, you can do a TUNE.
>> 
>> 73,
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Sep 27, 2016, at 1:02 PM, ab2tc <ab2tc at arrl.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> Nobody has responded to this so I'll hop in with what I know.
>>> 
>>> Apparently the XMIT button was disabled for all data modes in firmware
>>> version 5.47 and all later versions. This has nothing to do with K3/K3S;
>>> both are affected.
>>> 
>>> AB2TC - Knut
>>> 
>>> 
>>> jeff stai-2 wrote
>>>> hi - I'm used to using this button to nudge the amp into auto tune/band
>>>> change by toggling it on and off briefly. I am in data/FSK mode. It works
>>>> fine on the older K3 but for some reason on the K3S I am getting an "N/A"
>>>> on the display and nothing happens. Why would I be getting N/A?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks and 73 jeff wk6i
>>>> 
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>>> 
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>>> 
>>> 
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