[Elecraft] [KX3] New behavior using JT65

[Brian Waterworth]

That's weird.  I have not experienced an intermittent VOX.  Mind you, I run
with VOX on all the time and have at least a hundred hours in this mode and
VOX setting.  Very stable.

What firmware level are you at?

regards,
Brian
VE3IBW

On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 8:16 PM, Leo Aniol <leomaniolone at gmail.com> wrote:

> Has been happening to me here also. And it is intermittant.
>
> Leo, AI5II
>
> On May 25, 2017 5:54 PM, "Don Wilhelm" <donwilh at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Dave,
> >
> > You still may want to check that cable - or perhaps the soundcard has a
> > high noise floor.
> > When the audio stops, the KX3 should drop out of transmit when using VOX.
> > Of course, I don't know what happens if VOX and PTT are asserted
> together.
> > Cables are always one of the high failure items in any system.
> >
> > 73,
> > Don W3FPR
> >
> > On 5/25/2017 6:43 PM, David F. Reed wrote:
> >
> >> Don, thanks for the suggestion; it seems somehow I got VOX turned on
> when
> >> it was off before...
> >> Mystery solved.
> >>
> >> Thanks & 73 de Dave, W5SV
> >>
> >> On 5/25/17 17:27, Don Wilhelm donwilh at embarqmail.com [KX3] wrote:
> >>
> >>> Dave,
> >>>
> >>> Are you using VOX?  If so, try replacing the cable between the
> soundcard
> >>> and the KX3 mic jack, I am thinking it may have a broken shield and is
> >>> picking up noise.
> >>>
> >>> Try switching to PTT instead of VOX.  I don't know your software
> >>> application nor its capabilities, but you likely need a "one transistor
> >>> keying interface" to drive the KX3 PTT input.
> >>>
> >>> 73,
> >>> Don W3FPR
> >>>
> >>> On 5/25/2017 5:42 PM, 'David F. Reed' w5sv.dave at gmail.com [KX3] wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I have been using my KX3 for JT65 successfully for about a year, but
> now
> >>>> get this new behavior...
> >>>>
> >>>> When I go to transmit, all is well; when the transmission should end,
> >>>> the tones stop as expected, but the KX3 stays in transmit (until I hit
> >>>> the XMIT button).  Clearly something is amiss.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>
> >>
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