[Elecraft] KX3 radio settings for WSJT-X

[Tox]

I suspect we should both be working on improving our antennas/matching
rather than adding more chokes inside the shack (didn't work for me either).

Scott
AD6YT

On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 10:34 AM David Haines <dhaines at bates.edu> wrote:

> Don:
>
> Problem goes away when I reduce to 20W, the maximum for my dummy load.
> I just put ferrites on mouse wires, keyboard wires, and sound wires and
> nothing changed.  I guess I could add more, but ... .
> Maybe my best solution is to go to wireless mouse and keyboard.  I
> intentionally used wired because my cybersecurity son is against
> wireless... .
>
> Still doesn't explain the funny noise from the KXP100, does it?
>
> david KC1DNY
>
> On 8/27/2020 1:20 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> > David,
> >
> > As someone else suggested, it sounds a lot like RF feedback on 17m.
> > Try operating into a dummy load to see if the same thing happens - if
> > not, get out the ferrites.
> >
> > 73,
> > Don W3FPR
> >
> > On 8/27/2020 12:41 PM, David Haines wrote:
> >>
> >> Here are more details:
> >>
> >> All seems to be working fine on 160m-10m except for 17m, so KX3 VFO
> >> is at 18.100 for the rest of this discussion.
> >>
> >> Without WSJT-X running, ATU finds a 1.1 match and TUNE button on KX3
> >> works as expected.
> >>
> >> With WSJT-X running, using the WSJT-X TUNE button causes the following:
> >>
> >> 1.  KXPA100 power LED's light from left to right _twice_, in
> >> synchronization with a musical ringing that rises in frequency, then
> >> settle down quietly to about 100W.
> >>
> >> 2.  Around the same time Windows reports "USB device not recognized"
> >> and the mouse cursor disappears.   At this point different things can
> >> happen:  Maybe the cursor comes back and I can stop the TUNE at
> >> WSJT-X.  Maybe it doesn't and I have to shut off the KX3 with XMIT
> >> button.  Sometimes the PC freezes and needs a hard reset.
> >>
> >>
> >
>
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