Sorry, should have worded the subject line better so I corrected it here...
> Folks, > > Some history... > > I had to send my K3s to Elecraft for > repair. I purchased a K3 a couple years > back to set up for a close friend and > though it has all the factory updates, it > had a low serial # and he wanted one with > a high one. I sold him my equally updated > K3 with a higher Serial # and kept this > one. It has sat on the shelf as my backup > radio for the last two years > > I rarely use SSB, only CW & have maybe 3-4 > SSB conversations/year. With the remote > preamp attached it became problematic to > the wiring and to simplify things I > updated the K3 with the new KXV3B and > KIO3B boards so it will match the > connections of the K3s and simplify wiring > issues and not need an external soundcard. > > I found I could not transmit with WSJT-X > but I could receive and decode just fine, > CAT and Test PTT worked perfectly, > clicking on tune showed the K3 led red as > in transmit but zero output regardless of > line level or power out adjustment. The > DATA MD is indeed set to DATA A. The > computer sound settings showed the K3s USB > was selected for default and the levels > were both at 52. I exhausted all I could > think of to do to get it to work but > nothing out. > > However, the K3 transmitted perfectly in > CW and the auto-tuner worked as expected. > > I discovered later that the K3 will not > transmit in SSB. In AM it sends out the > carrier appropriately proportional to the > power setting but nothing of audio was > transmitted. > > There is nothing plugged into the back of > the K3 in the audio/line KXV3B I/O module. > > I loaded the config from two years ago > when I brought it home and after changing > the config to see the new components there > were no changes in SSB transmission. > > I did a full EE factory reset, re-set the > configuration to reflect the new K3s > boards and still no SSB out. > > Since WSJT uses SSB to transmit, I assume > this is the cause of no transmit with that > software (it worked fine with the K3s). > > One assumption is the K3 I bought has a > defective component from when I bought it > and I didn't know that because I didn't > try SSB. I thought I had while setting it > up for my friend (now SK) but it was > awhile ago and I don't remember if I did > or not. > > ----- > > So with all the history above, has anyone > had an issue like this that you found the > resolution to? Maybe there is some setting > in the K3 I need to engage? There's > nothing to unplug from the rear and > everything else works perfectly. > > Ideas & suggestions? > > Thanks & 73, > > Gary > KA1J ______________________________________________________________ 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
