[Elecraft] K3 No signals in Data Mode

2013-10-07 Thread Ed
When I switch my K3 to the data mode I do not hear any signals. I hear plenty of PSK in USB on 20 meters and DM780 will decode them when in USB. When I switch to Data Mode I just get background noise with what sounds like a very narrow filter setting. Ed AB8DF

Re: [Elecraft] K3 No signals in Data Mode

2013-10-07 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
What are your data filter settings? Use the K3 Utility ... 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 10/7/2013 11:54 AM, Ed wrote: When I switch my K3 to the data mode I do not hear any signals. I hear plenty of PSK in USB on 20 meters and DM780 will decode them when in USB. When I switch to Data Mode I

Re: [Elecraft] K3 No signals in Data Mode

2013-10-07 Thread Mike K2MK
Hi Ed, It's entirely possible that your filter width is not set correctly. The K3 will remember the setting from the last time you used Data Mode. Also there are several sub levels for Data Mode. For PSK you will want to hold the DATA MD button and rotate VFO-B until DATA A is displayed. Then

Re: [Elecraft] K3 No signals in Data Mode

2013-10-07 Thread Don Wilhelm
Ed, Check your DSP filter bandwidth (glance at the icon in the display). The default width for DATA A is 400 Hz as I recall, but it should stay at the settings you last used. For use with a waterfall display (as in DM780), you will want to set the width to something like 300 to 2600 Hz.