Re: [Elecraft] TX Mode issue

2017-09-10 Thread Wes Stewart
One last post and we're done. I think we have a winner.  Josh, W6XU, had asked me earlier whether I had TX Inhibit disabled.  I assumed in the KPA500, he was unaware of that function but was thinking about the inhibit in the K3,  I hadn't thought of that one. So I had sort of a perfect storm

Re: [Elecraft] TX Mode issue

2017-09-09 Thread Wes Stewart
Thanks to all who offered suggestions. Rather than many individual replies, I'll just add further comments here. The SS-USB-100 USB-to-Serial converter (Prolific chipset) is definitely bad. As I said it worked fine before but is flaky now. With the Edgeport 4-port, FT8 works fine and I can

Re: [Elecraft] TX Mode issue

2017-09-08 Thread Josh
I had these exact symptoms. It turned out that Tx Inhibit was enabled, but the hardware line was left floating. 73, Josh W6XU Sent from my mobile device > > ...there are instances where I go to transmit and find the TX test mode is > enabled. Furthermore, the front panel switch will not

Re: [Elecraft] TX Mode issue

2017-09-08 Thread Jim Brown
On 9/8/2017 2:47 PM, Wes Stewart wrote: Any ideas? Only a WAG, Wes. All of the Elecraft radios write their current setup to RAM when you turn off the radio with its own power switch, and the next time the radio is turned on, that setup is applied. If, however, you remove DC power from the

[Elecraft] TX Mode issue

2017-09-08 Thread Wes Stewart
I've had to remove my K3S from the station again for repair. I've resurrected my old K3 to fill in. (Always have a spare) Since the last time this happened, I've ventured into FT8 operating and I noted that when I used my USB to Serial converter that always worked fine in the past, FT8 was