[Elecraft] OT - WSJT-X & K3s

[Tom]

Hi,
I'm the author of Win4K3 and what they say "without arbitration" is true.
On the other hand having a well designed  "arbitrator" works wonders.
The only way that "serial port splitting" products work properly supporting 
all possible commands is with "virtual radios" as in Win4K3.

Nonetheless, the issue here is not necessarily related.  The first step is 
to get it working without any software in the way.  If this can not be 
achieved then there are fundamental issues that need to be corrected first.

Here are one set of settings:
Rig: Elecraft K3/ KX3
Serial port: Connected to your radio.
Baud rate, the same on both radio and WSJT-X
Handshake: None
Force control lines - all off
PTT method, VOX or CAT
Mode: Data/PKT
Split: Rig

These are the settings needed to start.  If it doesn't work like this, start 
looking at the hub or the serial connection.  If you run everything off a 
hub including a SDR and sound card or SDRPlay then this is probably the 
reason.  Some computers just can't handle this.
Now this being said, WSJT-X has a few issues when it uses CAT control.  For 
example, it will change mode before it changes band.  It will go in split 
before it changes band. The consequence is you have to do it twice at times.

Hope this helps.
73 Tom
va2fsq.com


-----Original Message----- 
From: Wes Stewart
Sent: Monday, September 4, 2017 2:36 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT - WSJT-X & K3s

I asked about this on the Yahoo WSJT-X group:

>From one of the developers,

"Hi Wes,

we do not support serial port splitting products with WSJT-X, they are
unreliable as there is no acceptable way to divide control of a single 
device
without arbitration. If you get it working then that's fine but don't expect 
it
to stay working.

What is your logging program and SDR console? There might be a better 
solution.

73
Bill
G4WJS."


On 9/3/2017 5:32 PM, Luther Phillips wrote:
> My software setup with a K3S, LP-Pan, and Asus U5 is as follows:
>
> LP-Bridge creating virtual ports for:
>
> NaP3
> CW Skimmer
> Ham Radio Deluxe (last free version, 5.0 Build 2893, using the Logbook as 
> my main log)
> N1MM or WriteLog for contests
>
> Note that HRD versions newer than about 6.2 will not work with LP-Bridge.
>
> I am able to run WSJT-X  V1.8 rc2 & JT Alert by selecting Ham Radio Deluxe 
> as the radio in WSJT-X, which connects it to the HRD server port. 
> Sometimes changing bands from WSJT-X takes two tries, but otherwise it 
> works fine, even in split TX mode. I'm also using the USB sound card in 
> the K3S for the audio in to WSJT-X. Works great, I've seen decodes down 
> to -26 to -28 in JT65 & JT9.
>
> JT Alert automatically sends the info for each contact to HRD Logbook when 
> the 73 message is sent, or you can send it manually.
>
> If you haven't upgraded WSJT-X to the new 1.8 rc2 version, you should do 
> so if you are using it for FT8. There are a number of significant FT8 
> improvements in rc2.
>
> There is a WSJT-X user group on Yahoo.
>
> Win4K3 also provides virtual ports and a HRD server port, maybe WSJT-X 
> would connect to its HRD server. I have not tried that method.
>
> Hope this is of some help.
>
> 73,
> Luther N4UW
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