Re: [Elecraft] Ghost in my shack
Thanks Tom. I have the sounds turned off (they irritate me), but it does appear to be related to the serial port, which I feed from a USB connector on the computer (running XP) using the USB to serial cable that Elecraft supplies. I appreciate your response very much. Sorry you got caught in my spam blocker, but you're on the cleared list now. jim James O. "Jim" Farmer, K4BSE 678-640-0860 jofar...@mindspring.com (home, spam blocked) Boss lady: http://kathysflute.com Personal: http://home.mindspring.com/~jofarmer/index.html "Strive for perfection, but settle for excellence." - Original Message - From: "KQ8M" To: "'Jim Farmer'" ; Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 9:04 PM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Ghost in my shack > Do you get the windows sound like hardware is being disconnected then > reconnected. The keying three times sounds like the initialization of the > serial port. > > Tim Herrick, KQ8M > k...@kq8m.com > > > > > -Original Message- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Farmer > Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 8:48 PM > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: [Elecraft] Ghost in my shack > > I'm enjoying my K3, which I assembled a couple of months ago. Great rig, > getting great reports. But I have a ghost in my shack who, every so often > when I'm doing something else in the shack, keys the mic, usually three > times, each time for a second or so. Then he doesn't do it for a while. > Since I'm only operating SSB, no signal is put out when he keys it. I'm > using the K3 with the Elecraft hand-held PTT mic. The rig is connected to > a > > PC running Ham Radio Deluxe, current version, but HRD doesn't seem to know > the rig is going into transmit. Any Ghost Busters out there looking for > work? > > Also, I'm running the output through an external peak detecting power > meter. > > During a transmission, the output power starts at around 50 W peak and if > I > get windy (say, a 3-4 minute transmission), will go to about 100 W peak > during the transmission. Current meter on my power supply starts > deflecting > > higher as the output reads higher. I have the K3 set for maximum 110 W > output. > > Thanks, > jim > > James O. "Jim" Farmer, K4BSE > 678-640-0860 > jofar...@mindspring.com (home, spam blocked) > Boss lady: http://kathysflute.com > Personal: http://home.mindspring.com/~jofarmer/index.html > "Strive for perfection, but settle for excellence." > > __ > 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 > __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Ghost in my shack
Jim, If you have a USB-based serial port, the symptom of a USB bus reset is several burst of enumeration on the bus. This usually affects DTR or RTS on a serial endpoint, and you may use those for keying or PTT. I see this here occasionally, but always when plugging in the hub that hosts the USB-serial adapter. The other times, it's a marginal power supply somewhere in the massive number of USB devices here in the shack. I would check to be sure it *never* happens when the USB-serial is disconnected - IF that's what your serial connection happens to be In case you're using a Microsoft Windows product, the USB bus driver has a mind of its own and might also have bugs related to this type of behavior. Keep it up to date. 73, matt W6NIA On Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:47:43 -0500, you wrote: >I'm enjoying my K3, which I assembled a couple of months ago. Great rig, >getting great reports. But I have a ghost in my shack who, every so often >when I'm doing something else in the shack, keys the mic, usually three >times, each time for a second or so. Then he doesn't do it for a while. >Since I'm only operating SSB, no signal is put out when he keys it. I'm >using the K3 with the Elecraft hand-held PTT mic. The rig is connected to a >PC running Ham Radio Deluxe, current version, but HRD doesn't seem to know >the rig is going into transmit. Any Ghost Busters out there looking for >work? > >Also, I'm running the output through an external peak detecting power meter. >During a transmission, the output power starts at around 50 W peak and if I >get windy (say, a 3-4 minute transmission), will go to about 100 W peak >during the transmission. Current meter on my power supply starts deflecting >higher as the output reads higher. I have the K3 set for maximum 110 W >output. > >Thanks, >jim > >James O. "Jim" Farmer, K4BSE >678-640-0860 >jofar...@mindspring.com (home, spam blocked) >Boss lady: http://kathysflute.com >Personal: http://home.mindspring.com/~jofarmer/index.html >"Strive for perfection, but settle for excellence." > >__ >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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Ghost in my shack
Do you get the windows sound like hardware is being disconnected then reconnected. The keying three times sounds like the initialization of the serial port. Tim Herrick, KQ8M k...@kq8m.com -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Farmer Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 8:48 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Ghost in my shack I'm enjoying my K3, which I assembled a couple of months ago. Great rig, getting great reports. But I have a ghost in my shack who, every so often when I'm doing something else in the shack, keys the mic, usually three times, each time for a second or so. Then he doesn't do it for a while. Since I'm only operating SSB, no signal is put out when he keys it. I'm using the K3 with the Elecraft hand-held PTT mic. The rig is connected to a PC running Ham Radio Deluxe, current version, but HRD doesn't seem to know the rig is going into transmit. Any Ghost Busters out there looking for work? Also, I'm running the output through an external peak detecting power meter. During a transmission, the output power starts at around 50 W peak and if I get windy (say, a 3-4 minute transmission), will go to about 100 W peak during the transmission. Current meter on my power supply starts deflecting higher as the output reads higher. I have the K3 set for maximum 110 W output. Thanks, jim James O. "Jim" Farmer, K4BSE 678-640-0860 jofar...@mindspring.com (home, spam blocked) Boss lady: http://kathysflute.com Personal: http://home.mindspring.com/~jofarmer/index.html "Strive for perfection, but settle for excellence." __ 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 __ 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
[Elecraft] Ghost in my shack
I'm enjoying my K3, which I assembled a couple of months ago. Great rig, getting great reports. But I have a ghost in my shack who, every so often when I'm doing something else in the shack, keys the mic, usually three times, each time for a second or so. Then he doesn't do it for a while. Since I'm only operating SSB, no signal is put out when he keys it. I'm using the K3 with the Elecraft hand-held PTT mic. The rig is connected to a PC running Ham Radio Deluxe, current version, but HRD doesn't seem to know the rig is going into transmit. Any Ghost Busters out there looking for work? Also, I'm running the output through an external peak detecting power meter. During a transmission, the output power starts at around 50 W peak and if I get windy (say, a 3-4 minute transmission), will go to about 100 W peak during the transmission. Current meter on my power supply starts deflecting higher as the output reads higher. I have the K3 set for maximum 110 W output. Thanks, jim James O. "Jim" Farmer, K4BSE 678-640-0860 jofar...@mindspring.com (home, spam blocked) Boss lady: http://kathysflute.com Personal: http://home.mindspring.com/~jofarmer/index.html "Strive for perfection, but settle for excellence." __ 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
