Frank,
As you have indicated, those settings will get you started.
But definitely use DATA A, not USB.
Reason is that Compression and EQ is automatically set to zero, and your
SSB settings can remain undisturbed.
You mic gain setting is the most important when using data modes. Set
it so you have 4 bars solid on the ALC meter with the 5th bar flashing.
You may want to read the article dealing with setting the audio gains
(yes, there can be up to 3) that is on my website www.w3fpr.com. Scroll
the left column down to the bottom and click on the link to the article.
There is no sense in setting RS232 to a slower baud rate unless the
application software demands it.
For voice and CW modes, you want to have AGC on. TX and RX EQ can be
set to whatever your ears like.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 4/24/2018 4:02 PM, Frank O'Donnell wrote:
Hi all, new ham here and a KX3 owner for three weeks. In the time I've
had the radio, I've used it exclusively for FT8. The first thing I did
was to set it up for digital modes using settings from a YouTube video
by K5ACL. Specifically:
AGC MD: off (default is on)
Mike bias: off (default is on)
RS232: Set to desired baud rate. KX3 supports max 38400 baud
RX EQ: off
TX EQ: off
TX GAIN: ALC 25 (this is the default)
Mode: USB
This all worked fine. Not long thereafter II changed from setting the
KX3 mode to USB, and have been using the Data mode instead.
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