Thanks for the amplification of what was meant. I should probably keep my big mouth shut more often.
On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 11:33 PM Gwen Patton <ard...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't think Chris was asking for FT8 to be incorporated into the radio, > Rich. I think he was just asking about how to configure his KX2 to transmit > and receive FT8 with his Asus computer, and maybe a data mode setting for > FT8 specifically...though it's not necessary, as the DATA A is perfectly > usable for FT8, I've done it with my KX3. > > Yes, Chris, DATA A is the setting you want to use. You want the phones from > the radio going to the mike input on the PC, and mike on the KX2 going to > the speakers on the PC. Turn off MIC BIAS and set PTT to OFF. CAT should > work fine to key it. I just use the Elecraft USB control cable for that. > > If your PC doesn't have separate mike and speaker jacks, you can either > make a special cable that splits them out, or you can use a USB sound card > dongle. Then configure WSJT-X to use the appropriate sound card settings. > That's basically what I do with my KX3, I just have to jump through some > extra hoops on my Win7 machine to get WSJT-X to play nice with it. I have > no trouble at all with a small Asus VivoMini Win10 machine, though. I'm not > familiar with the Zenbook, so you may have some tinkering to do, but that's > basically it. > > 73, > Gwen, NG3P > > On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 11:24 PM rich hurd WC3T <r...@wc3t.us> wrote: > > > No nudging needed. It’ll never happen. > > > > > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Ideas-for-an-FT8-Radio-td7647539.html > > > > > > On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 22:02 Chris Bull <cab...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hello Group. I am a fairly new Elecraft and KX2 user. Long story short > > > would any KX2 geniuses be willing to share their radio settings for FT8 > > > with me. > > > I am using WSJT-X and understand setting and operation of it with my > > 7300. > > > > > > I just need help with KX2 radio settings. I am setting up a small ASUS > > > Zenbook with KX2 for portable FT8 operation will take it with me to VK2 > > > land in a couple weeks so I can FT8 over there. > > > > > > I hear lots of warbling on the FT8 frequencys through the radio.Is > Data > > A > > > the correct mode to use? > > > . > > > I have CAT control to the radio and with the mike and speaker cable > > > connected hear warbling from PC speakers. WJST-X settings are nominal > > > also.... Unless there are secret KX2 WSJT-X setting. > > > Maybe there will be a FT8 setting in the next firmware release. nudge > > > nudge. > > > Thank You > > > 73 > > > Chris VE3XKZ > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > -- > > 72, > > Rich Hurd / WC3T / DMR: 3142737 > > Northampton County RACES, EPA-ARRL Public Information Officer for > Scouting > > Latitude: 40.761621 Longitude: -75.288988 (40°45.68' N 75°17.33' W) > Grid: > > *FN20is* > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > -- > > -+-+-+-+- > Jenny Everywhere's Infinite: Quark Time > http://quarktime.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 -- 72, Rich Hurd / WC3T / DMR: 3142737 Northampton County RACES, EPA-ARRL Public Information Officer for Scouting Latitude: 40.761621 Longitude: -75.288988 (40°45.68' N 75°17.33' W) Grid: *FN20is* ______________________________________________________________ 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
