[Elecraft] seeking help to use fldigi for CW with K3 and KX3

Hello to all! My husband Larry, NC4LR, has a neurological disease and cannot manage CW manually. I want to enable him to use fldigi for CW since he now uses it for PSK and RTTY. Don Wilhelm has told me to leave the K3 in Data-A mode, which works fine for PSK and RTTY using fldigi. Then in fldi

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and FLDigi

Dave suggested the HamLib option in fldigi as follows Next, in Fldigi in Config\Rig control, choose the Rig tab, then Hamlib. In Hamlib, check the box in front of Use Hamlib at the top. In Rig choose Elecraft K3/KX3 (Beta). In Device, choose your com port. Below that, set the Baud rate to 384

[Elecraft] P3 question

Normally the P3 uses the VFO A frequency as its center, but when a DX wants stations to call in very far above or below his own frequency (a very wide split, as used by K1N recently) then I need to learn how to tune the P3 away from the VFO A frequency or else the pileup does not show on the P3.

[Elecraft] puzzling panadapter behavior

Recently when I switch on the power to our Kline (K3 P3 KAT500 KPA500) the panadapter screen shows a blank black waterfall. After making sure that an antenna is connected I changed bands and modes and behold, signals appeared and were also present when I switched back to the original band/mode

Re: [Elecraft] W3FPR

I heartily agree with all the comments praising the kind character technical abilities, and magnanimous helpfulness of Don Wilhelm! Larry and I are lucky to live a few miles away from Don and so have been able to meet him and benefit from his help. YAY for Don! Julie KT4JR ___

[Elecraft] sudden change in drivers for Griffin iMic used for PSK & RTTY

Somehow yesterday our sound card settings changed on their own. We use the Griffin iMic for digital signals with our KX3. It used to be identifiable by name in the Windows sound card settings but today it has been replaced by number-jumbo choices and our settings have been altered, affecting our f

[Elecraft] trying CWskimmer, K3 always in transmit

Based on discussions on this list I thought I would try CWSkimmer to attempt to copy those speedy CW operators. For some reason I can't figure out, when I open CWSkimmer the K3 transmit light comes on. I have selected the signallink as the sound card and CAT via COM4. The K3 is in Data A mode

[Elecraft] KAT500 question

Our KAT500 (used with K3 and KPA500) seems to have forgotten its correct memories for the 20 m band or maybe developed new erroneous memories. It gives me 14 to 1 on autotune. If I set it on manual and do a tune it reads 1.2 to 1. So here is the question: if I do manual tunes every so many MH

[Elecraft] P3 shows vertical green stripes on waterfall

Hello all, I am trying to figure out why our P3 panadapter sometimes but not always shows a group of vertical green stripes that cover about 1/6 of the width of the screen. These stripes are not related to RF frequency because if I switch bands they remain in the same location. If I remain on

Re: [Elecraft] panadapter "noise" without antenna connected

Thanks to Guy and top Wayne for their comments. I was not clear in my question: The unit is a P3, not a PX3. The vertical columns of noise are present with or without the antenna connected. As they change from one time to another, I do not think they are internal noise. I see in the issue of QS

[Elecraft] panadapter "noise" without antenna connected

Greetings from KT4JR and K4MWE to you smart folks... Our panadapter regularly (but not always) shows wide green bands of "noise" before the antenna is connected. When present, the bands are visible in the same panadapter screen location regardless of wbich band the radio is turned to, but the

[Elecraft] RM-11708 proposal to FCC threatens CW and digital modes

Perhaps others like me are unaware of this proposed FCC rule that would allow digital communication modes 2.8 kHz in width to be used robotically in the CW and data sub-bands without regard to interference. ARRL supports this and evidently initiated it. http://www.arrl.org/files/media/News/

[Elecraft] fldigi and flrig and the filters of K3 and KX3

Hello to all and THANKS in advance for enlightening me on fldigi and flrig used with KX3 and K3. We havwe been doing fine with fldigi alone (no flrig) and PSK on KX3 and K3. Now Larry (my husband K4MWE) wants to branch out to RTTY and to try CW via fldigi. (Yes, we want to learn to hear CW but L

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] RE- on PSK the ALC bar setting is no longer stable --, ideas why?

This was it! So simple yet so easy not to notice... THANK YOU, David! Thanks also to the other kind souls who wrote different ideas. I appreciate it! 73, Julie David Box wrote: > Julie&Larry > > Check to make sure the meter is staying in the ALC mode. I had this > same problem and th

[Elecraft] on PSK the ALC bar setting is no longer stable -- ideas why?

Hello to all! Our KX3 that Larry uses for PSK has mysteriously developed an unstable ALC bar setting. If we use the mic gain to set it for 4 bars while transmitting, then on the next transmission, without our having touched any controls, it goes back up to 6 or 7 bars. Any ideas what could have

[Elecraft] ANT ERR

OK, I seem to have fixed the trouble but I don't understand it. The KX3 screen had shown "ANT ERR" and "PR FLT" but after I did manual tunes for the KXPA100 this no longer happened. But why was this needed since the KXPA100 was already on auto tune? Trying to learn... Julie KT4JR ___

[Elecraft] what connection to computer soundcard & Ham Radio Deluxe works well with K3?

We have been using HRD logbook successfully but we want to start using more features such as recording and digital modes.  What interfaces and sound cards work well between K3 and HRD on a Windows 7 computer?  What do I need to buy? Thanks!! Julie KT4JR ___