[Elecraft] K3 vs. KX3 with wsjt-x

Nr4c nr4c at widomaker.com
Sat Oct 20 19:52:46 EDT 2018


Sounds like you have more than one PTT control active. Check out your interface and VOX settings. 

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...nr4c. bill


> On Oct 20, 2018, at 5:46 PM, rich hurd WC3T <rich at wc3t.us> wrote:
> 
> What is the setting of MIC BTN on the KX3?
> 
>> On Sat, Oct 20, 2018 at 17:21 Bill Frantz <frantz at pwpconsult.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I have noticed an significant difference between the way my K3
>> and KX3 work with wsjt-x. On the K3, the "Halt Tx" button
>> immediately stops transmission on the radio. With the KX3, the
>> radio remains in transmit mode, although the computer has
>> stopped sending audio. I have to press the "XMIT" button on the
>> radio to get it back to receive mode. It is as if the CAT
>> command to take the radio out of transmit mode isn't being sent
>> or is not being processed by the radio.
>> 
>> Not that on both radios other actions which use the CAT
>> interface, like changing bands from the wsjt-x UI, work correctly.
>> 
>> The K3 has been upgraded to the internal sound card/RS232
>> interface from the K3S.
>> 
>> The KX3 is being used with a USB <--> RS232 cable and a home
>> brew audio interface using a mini-dongle USB sound "card".
>> 
>> The computer in both cases is a MacBook Pro.
>> 
>> Has anyone else experienced this issue?
>> 
>> 73 Bill AE6JV
>> 
>> 
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