[Elecraft] Terminal decoding on KX3 paddle generated CW

[Gary Hawkins]

Hi Wayne,

Many thanks for that - this works a treat :).

73,

Gary K6YOA


On 3/3/2018 8:05 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
> Gary,
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> There is a way to do this. It works equally well on the K2, K3, K3S, KX2, and KX3.
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> 1. Go into the KX3 Utility “Command Tester” window. (Or use any terminal emulator application of your choice.)
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> 2. Send the command “TT1;” to the radio from the computer. This will put the rig into a mode where both transmitted and received characters are outputted to the serial port, including those sent with the keyer paddle or message memories.
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> 3. To turn this mode off, send “TT0;”.
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> Note that this feature works with the built-in PSK31/PSK63 and RTTY modes of all of the rigs as well.
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> If you decide to try making contacts using CW or the built-in data modes, check out the “Terminal” function of the Utility. It allows you to use the computer’s keyboard rather than the keyer paddle.
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> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
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>> On Mar 3, 2018, at 7:49 AM, Gary Hawkins <gary at hawkins-zhu.com> wrote:
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>> I'm trying to learn CW, in particular the sending part.  I've a KX3 with Elecraft paddle.  When sending, I can see my CW on the VFO B section of the KX3 screen but I was also hoping to view it in the Terminal section of the KX3 Utility program. I could not get this to work and asked Elecraft what I was doing wrong.
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>> I learned you cannot view transmitter decoding in the Terminal screen when you send CW directly from the KX3 using a KX3 paddle, as the KX3 does not send serial data out the ACC1 port at the same time it is transmitting, due to limitations with MCU loading.
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>> Have others experienced this problem?  How did you overcome the issue.  The only thing I can think of currently is have an app on an ipad/Andriod device listen to the KX3 speaker and decode what I'm sending.  I want to do this so I can see just how good/bad I'm sending for longer transmissions.
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>> Best regards,
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>> Gary K6YOA
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