[Elecraft] FT8 Driver Issue

[AL7CR]

An absolutely classic problem, I am the first to respond I am assuming only because the Super Bowl is on!

I call this the "gain chain" problem.  It depends a bit on how you are set up but try the following.  Go into the menu on the K3S and turn down the LIN OUT value.  I have mine set at 2 I believe.  Once you do this you should be able to more finely control the drive level.

This is likely to fix your problem at once.

AL7CR

On Sun, Feb 2, 2020, at 3:59 PM, Lee Murrah via Elecraft wrote:
> I am running WSJT-X in FT8 mode on my K3S using the onboard sound card 
> and USB cable and VOX for keying. My computer is a Mac running 
> Catalina. The K3S manual recommends setting the drive at 4 or 5 bars to 
> avoid distortion by the ALC.. When I use the audio output slider set 
> the drive level, the display jumps from no bars to 6 bars, and vice 
> versa, and nothing on between.  I have also tried using the MIC level 
> and the POWER slider in FT8 with the same results.  The software id 
> decoding fine. Can anyon suggest what the problem might be?
> 
> KV5M
> Lee
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