[Elecraft] Sending AFSK RTTY--FIXED

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

 > YouCAN share the CAT connection from the K3S USB via a program called
 > VSPE. Works very well.

VSPE does not work well (if at all) with either N1MM Logger+ or DXLab
Suite Commander - particularly if the SDR or Omni-Rig is polling at
the same time as N1MM+ or Commander as both N1MM+ and Commander use
nearly 100% of the transceiver CAT bandwidth in order to provide the
fastest possible response (minimum lag).

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 2019-03-21 7:26 PM, rocketnj at gmail.com wrote:
> Pete,
> 
> YouCAN share the CAT connection from the K3S USB via a program called VSPE. Works very well.
> Give me a call tomorrow to discuss.
> 
> Dave wo2x
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Peter Dougherty
> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2019 7:00 PM
> To: 'Joe Subich, W4TV' <lists at subich.com>; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Sending AFSK RTTY--FIXED
> 
> Yes, you're right, and I will miss the ability to have multiple CAT connections...that's a biggie and the ability to mute the mic on .wav playback as well. I should have said that I have (almost) all the functionality that I had before for the features that I use. At this point, I'm trying to simplify things for the next couple of months, get things working reliably, then introduce an SDRPlay, Skimmer, and Win4K3 after Dayton.
> 
> I do miss the Winkeyer's speed control knob, but I can get used to just using N1MM PageUp/Dn keyboard commands or the K3s's front panel control knob. I had a great run with the MK and MK-II over the years and yeah, there are a few things I'll miss, for sure, but the reduced complexity--both physical and software/PC related, and reduced potential for RF ingress are substantial positives as well.
> 
>   - pjd
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV
> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2019 3:52 PM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Sending AFSK RTTY--FIXED
> 
> On 2019-03-21 1:52 PM, Peter Dougherty wrote:
>   > Again, a big thank you to everybody who lent a hand to this. One final  > question, does the USB audio connection from the K3s separate out the  > main and sub receiver audio in the same manner as using a physical  > audio breakout cable two and 3.5mm plugs?
> 
> Yes, the K3/KIO3B or K3S USB Audio CODEC behaves exactly like the K3 with analog Line In/Line Out.  The USB Audio CODEC is essentially "grafted on" to the Line In/Line Out.  In fact "Speaker (USB AUDIO CODEC)" is connected in parallel with the analog Line Out jack.
> 
> Please refer to the K3S Owners Manual and the K3S schematic package on-line.
> 
>> I seem to have all the functionality I had previously with the
>   > MicroKeyer-II in line
> 
> Not by a long shot ... you no longer have a hardware based FSK, a K1EL WinKey keyer, support for multiple CAT connections (for syncing an external SDR panadapter), the ability to mute the microphone when playing an SSB voice file, access to dedicated CI-V and/or SteppIR control channel, etc.  While you may not have used all those features you certainly do not have the same functionality as you had with the microKEYER II.
> 
> 73,
> 
>      ... Joe, W4TV
> 
>