[Elecraft] K3S USB audio output needs to be adjustable in Menu

[Bob McGraw K4TAX]

See the CONFIG Menu, LIN OUT to adjust level.  Normal is 010.

73

Bob, K4TAX

K3S S/N 10163


On 6/22/2017 12:31 PM, Dick via Elecraft wrote:
> Hello Elecraft,
>   
> When feeding the audio from the K3S USB port to the CPU, the K3S audio
> level is extremely high and way too hot for good performance  on many digital
> modes.
>   
> Example, even with my CPU's sound card set at the lowest possible level of
> "01" my K3S is hitting the JT-65 software with a super strong signal that
> is  much higher than the software wants to see and performance is degraded.
> The same is true when operating RTTY using MMTTY or 2Tone software.
>   
> The USB audio output on the K3S needs to be adjustable in the K3S Menu as
> it was on the K3 Serial port.
>   
> I wrote to you a few months ago about this without a positive  reply.
> Please address this serious issue.
>   
> Thank you-
>   
> Richard Van Zandt- K9OM
>   
>   
>   
> In a message dated 6/2/2017 7:28:48 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> elecraft-request at mailman.qth.net writes:
>
> If you  are using Line Out with a fixed gain setting to feed audio to
> WSJT-X,  adjusting the AF control will not do anything. What I do is leave
> my RF  gain control at its normal position (around 3 o'clock) and use the
> slider  at the lower left in the WSJT-X window to compensate for  gain
> variations.
>
> 73,
> Rich VE3KI
>
> W3FPR wrote:
>
>>   Bret,
>>
>> You may have better luck with running the RF Gain full  and adjusting
>> with the AF gain.  That way the RX AGC will smooth  out variations in the
>> signal level.
>>
>> 73,
>> Don  W3FPR
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