[Elecraft] Problem: FT8, KX3, SignaLink USB

[Don Wilhelm]

Carter,

Do you also have VOX active?  With both PTT and VOX on, that will happen.

On 4/21/2021 9:57 AM, Carter Craigie wrote:
> I am setting up my KX3 for FT8 using a SignaLink USB interface. My computer
> runs Windows 10.
>
> For PTT, I have checked the CAT option.
>
> When I do the test for CAT and PTT, the test works correctly. CAT tests
> okay, and PTT toggles on and off.
>
> However, in a QSO, the PTT does not work correctly. It puts the rig into
> transmit but at the end of my transmission, the SignaLink drops into
> Receive but the KX3 stays in Transmit. Stuck in Transmit. Only turning off
> the KX3 gets it out of transmit.
>
> My setup works properly for PSK31 using Ham Radio Deluxe software, so I
> believe the FT8 problem lies somehow with how I have set up WSJT-X. I've
> been told that the KX3 can get its brains scrambled in combination with a
> SignaLink by getting conflicting PTT commands.
>
> If someone is successfully using WSJT-X with a KX3 and a SignaLink USB
> interface, I would appreciate your suggestions and advice. On the reflector
> or by off-reflector e-mail is fine.
>
> Thanks very much and 73,
> Carter N3AO
> carterwc128 at gmail.com
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