[Elecraft] K3S & PC Win10 Soundcard

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

On 2018-07-08 12:35 PM, MaverickNH wrote:
> In JTAlert, the soundcard Test works and I hear audio alerts in the
> BT earbud paired with the BT RXr. But no ALC bars. Pull the BT RXr
> out of the Headphone jack and ALC bars 4-5 the next cycle.
With Windows you *MUST* set up the sound cards before starting your
apps (WSJTX and JT-Alert) as the sound card assignments change every
time a sound card is added or removed.

Your symptoms indicate that WSJTX is configured for the default audio
device (or only audio device if the "BT RXr" is not connected).
Connect all of your audio devices, configure the default output device
with (Windows) Sounds -> Playback -> "BT RXr" as the default device (and
default communications device).  Configure the default input device
with (Windows) Sounds -> Recording -> "Logitech mic" as the default
device (and default communications device).

Once the defaults are assigned - *without adding or removing audio*
*devices*, start WSJTX, select File -> Settings -> Audio and make
sure Input: "mic (USB Audio CODEC)" (Left) and Output: "speaker (USB
Audio CODEC)" (Left).

After that, start JT-Alert, Select Settings -> Manage Settings ->
Sound Card and set "The Sound Card used to play the audio alert
(wave) file to "[0] Windows Default Sound Card".

If *at any time* you change the sound card(s) attached to your
computer (including the K3S/K3 with KIO3B) you will need to close
WSJTX and JT-Alert, reassign the default devices, restart the
applications and reconfigure their audio devices.  The devices *may*
keep their (device numbers) assignments but they may not - and will
*most certainly not* if the a new device has been added or a device
has been removed.



73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 2018-07-08 12:35 PM, MaverickNH wrote:
> Hi Joe,
> 
> Yes, MIC SEL = Line In and I'm in DATA A. ALC is 4 bars solid and 5th
> flashing on TX.
> 
> Got you on 3) JTAlerts is set to Soundcard (0) Windows Default Sound Card
> 
> I should clarify my statement on TX when the BT RXr is plugged into the from
> Headphone jack - when WSJT-X is set to TX Enable and the K3S TX Red LED
> illuminates, but ALC bars are absent (0 bars).
> 
> The Headphones jack is set as default and appears as Location 0 in High Def
> Audio Properties, so it seems I have the BTRxr in the Headphone jack as the
> (0) default device.
> 
> In JTAlert, the soundcard Test works and I hear audio alerts in the BT
> earbud paired with the BT RXr. But no ALC bars. Pull the BT RXr out of the
> Headphone jack and ALC bars 4-5 the next cycle.
> 
> Worth trying the rear PC soundcard jack?
> 
> Bret/N4SRN
> 
>