[Elecraft] K3 - WSJT-X help

Wed Nov 13 15:14:45 EST 2019

As I brought up this discussion, I should add:

Many of the suggestions that the folks gave me really help with getting 
me going, but the one issue that should not have been an issue was the 
Audio settings in WJST.   I had selected the K3 Audio out USB (I renamed 
my audio devices in Win10 so I know which USB sound device is which)  My 
setting should have worked but it did not.   I fixed it by setting audio 
output device as my computer speakers.  Saved that settings.  The went 
right back in and changed it to K3 Audio out.   That fixed it.  I would 
consider that issue is with WJST not the K3USB stuff.

Rich

On 11/13/2019 12:06 PM, N2TK via Elecraft wrote:
> Hi Bob,
> What is puzzling is why the audio settings were changed on WSJT. I surely wouldn't have gone into the program and make a change like that while running stations.
> 73,
> N2TK, Tony
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Bob McGraw K4TAX
> Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 9:31 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - WSJT-X help
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> Using Windows 10 Pro, I do use the computer for other audio activities, editing music, choir performances, listening to music and such.   This will change the audio parameter settings of Windows.    Thus one needs to understand the various selections and audio level values for the computer, the software and the radio.
>
> I use the USB input on my K3S and have a single USB cable which connects to the computer.  I do not have or use a separate interface.  I find this keeps things more reliable and less complex.  The WSJT-X software sets the radio parameters when I open the application. I may need to tweak the computer levels a bit, depending on what I was doing last. Otherwise, it is solid and reliable.
>
> 73
>
> Bob, K4TAX
>
>
> On 11/13/2019 8:22 AM, N4ZR wrote:
>> I run into this over and over with Windows 10, and I'm embarrassed to
>> say I often don't know what makes the difference.  I use the
>> microphone input and speakers output on an outboard USB sound card,
>> and generally find myself just dinking around with the various sound
>> settings until I find something that causes it to start working.  My
>> suspicion is that Windows 10 update has a nasty habit of resetting
>> audio arrangements to some arbitrary set of "defaults."
>>
>> 73, Pete N4ZR
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>> On 11/13/2019 8:10 AM, N2TK via Elecraft wrote:
>>> Don,
>>> Tnx for the reminder on checking the audio on the ALC meter. It was
>>> so long since I had a problem I forgot about doing that. There was no
>>> audio shown on the K3. What happened is that in WSJT-X > Settings >
>>> Audio > Soundcard, The OUTPUT was no longer Speakers (USB Audio
>>> CODEC). Somehow it changed to SPEAKERS (Realtek High Definition
>>> Audio), which is my audio for my pc. Changed it to what it was
>>> supposed to be and now I am fine. I have no idea what changed the
>>> setting as I was working station after station when this happened.
>>> Weird.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> N2TK, Tony
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Don Wilhelm <donwilh at embarqmail.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 7:40 AM
>>> To: tony.kaz at verizon.net; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - WSJT-X help
>>>
>>> Tony,
>>>
>>> Soundcard problem or K3 problem.  This is most commonly a problem
>>> with audio into the K3.
>>>
>>> How many bars illuminate on the ALC meter?  It should be 4 with the
>>> 5th bar flashing.  If not, look at the audio levels.
>>>
>>> See the article on my website www.w3fpr.com
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Don W3FPR
>>>
>>> On 11/13/2019 7:04 AM, N2TK via Elecraft wrote:
>>>> Scratching my head. I was making Q's on FT8 with my K3 and WSJT-X,
>>>> v2.0.1 when I no longer would get power out.
>>>>
>>>> WSJT is keying the K3 (Red transmit light is on) but no power out.
>>>> The
>>>> K3 keys fine with power out in CW or other modes is fine. WSJT is
>>>> talking to the K3. WSJT shows the correct frequency, it is decoding
>>>> and when I go into Settings > Radio and hit Test CAT it goes green.
>>>> When I hit TUNE on WSJT it turns to red and the red TX light on the
>>>> K3 comes on. But no power out.
>>>>
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