David, I use my KX3 to run WSPR, JT65, and JT9, using DATA-A. It does take a bit of trial and error, but once you find the “golden settings” between the KX3 and your sound card, things will be fine. I use a Tascam US-125M sound card; its output controls are set to about the 1:00 mark. With them like that, the KX3 gives me 4-5 bars of alc indication when set to about number 9.
Keep trying and you’ll get it going! Jim / W6JHB > On Saturday, Dec 10, 2016, at Saturday, 7:03 AM, Don Wilhelm > <donw...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > > David, > > The most likely problem is that you have too much output from the sound card. > > Try putting a 10 dB attenuator in the cable between the soundcard and the KX3 > MIC input - 100k in series with 10k from the KX3 end of that resistor to the > shield should do nicely. > > The KX3 has an audio protection mechanism that kicks in if there is too much > audio, and that makes the MIC level an unreasonable value. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 12/10/2016 6:00 AM, David Douglass wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I've just re-acquired a KX3, and have been trying it on JT65. >> >> As per recommendations I have been trying to use Data A mode, but trying to >> adjust the drive level is a nightmare, and getting the required 4-5 bars of >> ALC has been near impossible. If I switch to USB mode, I can set the drive >> levels without issue using the mic gain, and adjusting the sound are levels. >> >> I would have assumed that setting drive levels would be the same in USB mode >> as it was in Data A mode. Is this not the case or do I having something else >> going on. >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to w6...@me.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
