?? I use a MacBook Pro (new). just connect the Mac to my K3S via USB. I imagine KX3 is the same. That’s all there is to it.
73, John WA1EAZ > On Jan 27, 2019, at 7:50 PM, James Bennett via Elecraft > <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > > Steve - I normally use an iMac (27”) here in the shack with WSJT-X and in the > past have flip-flopped between a KX3 and my K3. Sold the KX3 and now use a > KX2 alternately with the K3. In 2016 I took my KX3 to the southern > Philippines along with a MacBook Pro Retina and used it with WSJT-X. The > external audio “ sound card” I use is a Tascam US-125M. > > So, what you get will dictate what you’ll need to acquire, if anything. > Several years ago Apple made a change in their OS in how it handles USB-2. > Basically they screwed it up. And they are not inclined to fix it. From that > point on there have been a bazillion Mac users (including myself) that are > going along with digital modes working fine and all of a sudden, the audio > starts coming out the internal speakers instead of the sound card. Numerous > work-arounds are out there - the one I have been very successful with is to > change the sampling rate to 44,000. This issue, from what I’ve heard, does > not affect USB-3. If you get a relatively new Mac and it has USB-3, you’ll > probably be OK. My iMac does not, so I use USB-2 and 99.9% of the time I’m > OK. My MacBook Pro does not have USB-3, but it DOES have a Thunderbolt port. > I got a Thunderbolt to USB converter on Amazon and that took care of this > problem on the laptop. > > Hope that helps. > > p.s. - be sure you’ve got a beefy heatsink on that KX3 if you plan on running > it barefoot at 15 watts on digital. The one that came with my KX3 (serial > number 5539) wasn't up to the task and after a few minutes would fold back to > 5 watts. This was prior to FT8 - the JT65 and JT9 modes run for considerably > longer and do cause heat build-up. I eventually got a third-party heat sink > and never had a problem with fold-back afterwards. > > 73, Jim / W6JHB > > >> On Sunday, Jan 27, 2019, at Sunday, 9:08 AM, Steve Grimaud (Gmail) >> <steve.grim...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I'm trying to find a good new or used Macbook or Mac mini to begin using >> with my KX3. I had used a PC with ASUS Xonar U7 and/or Signalink USB. What >> will I need to keep, drop or use in a different way to get a Mac unit >> working with my KX3? I'm especially interested in digital signals. Who here >> knows what works best. >> >> 73 >> >> Steve w3swg >> >> -- >> Steve Grimaud >> steve.grim...@gmail.com >> 240-753-5380 >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > > James Bennett > 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 jstengrev...@comcast.net ______________________________________________________________ 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
