[Elecraft] K3 vs. KX3 with wsjt-x

Bob McGraw K4TAX rmcgraw at blomand.net
Sat Oct 20 20:30:53 EDT 2018


Yes, use only method for PTT.   Either CAT or VOX,  but never both.   I 
prefer CAT as, for digital operation,  I don't have to mess with the VOX 
values for my normal SSB operation.

73

Bob, K4TAX


On 10/20/2018 6:52 PM, Nr4c wrote:
> 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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