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Subject:    Re: [Elecraft] Low Tx Data Sound Output volume
From:       Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw () blomand ! net>
Date:       2017-09-28 23:31:35
Message-ID: 9DDBE9B0-0D74-47EE-A6CC-2A66FE6D68A5 () blomand ! net
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With FLDIGI there are two modes for DATA.  PKTUSB is preferred for all modes except \
where one chooses PKTLSB for AFSK.  The CAT command will handle the radio mode \
switching.  Thus one does not have to turn to the radio and initiate the REV mode. 

Bob, K4TAX


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> On Sep 28, 2017, at 5:25 PM, Don Wilhelm <donwilh@embarqmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Irwin,
> 
> Did you get the information that Elecraft radios are different than other amateur \
> transceivers?, and that you have to set up the audio and power differently.  It \
> sounds like you may not be setting the audio and power correctly for the K3/K3S. 
> The common internet "advice" is to set the power to maximum, and use the audio \
> level to control the power output.  That does not work well with Elecraft \
> transceivers - ignore that advice. 
> With the K3 (K3S, KX3 and KX2), set the audio to produce 4 bars on the ALC meter \
> with the 5th bar flashing and adjust the power with the Power knob on the radio. 
> AFSK A should be no different than LSB except that compression and TX/RX EQ is \
> automatically turned off. 
> For PSK31 or other data modes, the use of DATA A submode (which is USB) is \
> recommended although PSK31 does not care about the sideband.  Other soundcard \
> digital modes do care. 
> Please refer to the K3 Data modes article on my website www.w3fpr.com. Scroll the \
> left column down to the bottom and you will find the link to the page. 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> 
> > On 9/25/2017 11:45 AM, Irwin Darack wrote:
> > I am not sure if this is a Windows 10 problem or something changes in my
> > K3s settings and want to see if others have experienced the same thing?
> > When the K3s is in Tx Data (PSK 31 and RTTY) - AFSK -A LSB, I now find that
> > the data output (sound) is no much lower than when just in LSB mode. This
> > seems to have occurred with the latest Windows 10 update. Hence in this
> > weekends CQWW RTTY contest, I could only use MMTTY with the K3s in LSB mode
> > and not Tx Data mode.  I am not sure if it changed something with the Codec
> > driver or by some fluke, something changes in the K3s settings. Hence, I
> > ran the contest in LSB versus Tx Data.
> > Thanks,
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