Re: [Elecraft] K3 on JT-65, ALC varies widely

2017-04-17 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
riginal Message- From: Don Wilhelm Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2017 7:41 PM To: Brian Hunt ; Reflector Elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 on JT-65, ALC varies widely Brian, Try this -- set the K3 LINE in gain to somewhere near mid-range, and then adjust the soundcard "speaker" slider

Re: [Elecraft] K3 on JT-65, ALC varies widely

2017-04-17 Thread Dave Hachadorian
Elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 on JT-65, ALC varies widely Brian, Try this -- set the K3 LINE in gain to somewhere near mid-range, and then adjust the soundcard "speaker" slider to give you close to the 4 ALC bars with the 5th bar flashing. Refine that level with slight adjustme

Re: [Elecraft] K3 on JT-65, ALC varies widely

2017-04-16 Thread Don Wilhelm
Brian, Try this -- set the K3 LINE in gain to somewhere near mid-range, and then adjust the soundcard "speaker" slider to give you close to the 4 ALC bars with the 5th bar flashing. Refine that level with slight adjustments to the LINE in gain. You can use TX TEST while making those adjustm

Re: [Elecraft] K3 on JT-65, ALC varies widely

2017-04-16 Thread Brian Hunt
Oops, that should have been Line OUT gain. Brian, K0DTJ On 4/16/2017 18:19, Brian Hunt wrote: Don't see a problem with making minor adjustments of the Line In gain during the first transmission. When I adjust the level using the WSJT TUNE button I usually see the wild fluctuations mentioned.

Re: [Elecraft] K3 on JT-65, ALC varies widely

2017-04-16 Thread Robie Elms
Joe, I'll comment on my setup: 1. Lock TX=RX is checked 2. tones are approximately 1500 hz Robie - AJ4F On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 1:34 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: > > TX ad RX EQ are forced to flat in DATA A (and AFSK A) mode. > > What frequency tones (TX Hz in WSJT-X) are you using? I

Re: [Elecraft] K3 on JT-65, ALC varies widely

2017-04-16 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
TX ad RX EQ are forced to flat in DATA A (and AFSK A) mode. What frequency tones (TX Hz in WSJT-X) are you using? Is WSJT-X in split mode? If I adjust the audio input *carefully* to 4 bars, I will see the "ALC" vary from 3 to 5 bars and the power output will vary between 98 and 102 Watts

Re: [Elecraft] K3 on JT-65, ALC varies widely

2017-04-16 Thread Brian Hunt
Don't see a problem with making minor adjustments of the Line In gain during the first transmission. When I adjust the level using the WSJT TUNE button I usually see the wild fluctuations mentioned. A small "tweak" to the gain will set right. 73, Brian, K0DTJ _

Re: [Elecraft] K3 on JT-65, ALC varies widely

2017-04-16 Thread Robie Elms
I also see the same behavior as Dave. I have verified my K3 is in DATA A and the TX Equalization is a flat line. However, I routinely make contacts with JT65. I use WSJT-x v 1.7.0 Robie - AJ4F On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 12:10 AM, Walter Underwood wrote: > TX EQ could cause problems like this i

Re: [Elecraft] K3 on JT-65, ALC varies widely

2017-04-16 Thread Walter Underwood
TX EQ could cause problems like this if not in DATA A. wunder K6WRU Walter Underwood CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > On Apr 16, 2017, at 4:52 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: > > > Since bars 0-4 represent audio drive level and *not* true ALC when > in digital mode (DATA A, AFSK

Re: [Elecraft] K3 on JT-65, ALC varies widely

2017-04-16 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
Since bars 0-4 represent audio drive level and *not* true ALC when in digital mode (DATA A, AFSK A), what you are seeing represents a significant change in *audio drive level* for the different tones. Are you sure you are using DATA A and not AFSK A with the AFSK Filter turned on? What freque

Re: [Elecraft] K3 on JT-65, ALC varies widely

2017-04-16 Thread Jim Brown
Hi Dave, What you're seeing is fairly normal for your setup. The 2.7 kHz 5-pole filter is not as flat as the 2.8 kHz 7-pole filter, which I noticed on RTTY. I subsequently switched to 7-pole filters (but not in the Sub-RX). A JT65 signal is about 220 Hz wide, so when you get near the top of th

[Elecraft] K3 on JT-65, ALC varies widely

2017-04-16 Thread Dave Hachadorian
I just started playing with JT-65 and JT-9 this weekend, and I’ve already worked a bunch of DX, so it’s basically working ok. Transmitting on JT-65, I see a lot of variation in ALC and power as the various tones change. I’m using Data A mode with the stock 2.7 filter. I just had a QSO with to