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General discussion forum / Re: TS-480SAT - Control head to 1258 or body doesn't work with COTS RJ12 cable?

« Last post by dj0qn on 2018-10-01, 00:30:46 »

Hi Bruno,

Glad that you verified that the cables were crap. Sometimes I do know what I am talking about ;-)

Good luck and let me know if you need further assistance.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

P.S.: I see that you are in Carlsbad. There and Naples were the two finalists when we retired to the U.S., but
Naples won in the end. Tell Cecil from PAPA hi from me when you hear him.

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Re: K3S & K3/0 & wsjt-x - do I need COM2?

« Last post by dj0qn on 2018-10-01, 00:14:10 »

Jeff,

I just got home and was going to give you the page in the manual.

Note that the microphone input for the RRC is different depending upon how the red straps are installed in
the socket. I assume that this is your problem.

I would use the computer's line out and go directly to the RRC and never through the K3/0. This is to have a
consistent audio level.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Re: K3S & K3/0 & wsjt-x - do I need COM2?

« Last post by W0JM on 2018-10-01, 00:02:09 »

Mitch,
I found the documentation on RemoteRig for the Elecraft K3 for the AUX/MIC Jumpers. I wired an RJ45 with Pins 3 & 4 for the Mic & gnd. I am going from the headphone jack to the RJ45 and I still get the same thing. I take the Plug out of the headphone jack and replace it with my headphones and I hear tones on transmit. I'm stumped!  Jeff

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General discussion forum / Re: TS-480SAT - Control head to 1258 or body doesn't work with COTS RJ12 cable?

« Last post by W4AFK on 2018-09-30, 23:41:49 »

Thanks Mitch, that will be very helpful as I start the setup of the DATA part before moving the radio, RR Radio & PSU to the shed :-)

FYI - RJ12 cable issue - It WAS the two cheap cables I bought at Fry's. The bag says "RJ12 6 pin, 6 connections" but neither cable worked. I even tried tightening the connector to no avail (used my RJ11/12 crimp tool). I am certain that if checked each wire that I would have found some "anomalies".
So ... while at Fry's I bought the last bag of RJ12 (6P) connectors they had and wired my own 6P6C cable. The result? It works great!

Moral - Don't assume that you cannot have two cables from the same 2-cable bag that are both defective. A "good price" is NOT always a bargain LOL.

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Re: K3S & K3/0 & wsjt-x - do I need COM2?

« Last post by W0JM on 2018-09-30, 22:34:15 »

Mitch,
That doesn't sound as easy as you say. Do you have any reference as to how I wire up the Aux\MIC RJ-45 conncetor?

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Re: K3S & K3/0 & wsjt-x - do I need COM2?

« Last post by dj0qn on 2018-09-30, 22:21:09 »

Jeff,

Your problem is easy to solve. You should not go to the K3/0, but directly between the PC and RRC's AUX/MIC and SP jacks.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN  / K7DX

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Re: K3S & K3/0 & wsjt-x - do I need COM2?

« Last post by W0JM on 2018-09-30, 21:35:40 »

I have been able to verify that the WSJT-X software is sending FT-8 audio out of the VAiO laptop. However, when I connect the MIC and SPKRs cables up between the K3/0 and the Vaio, all I see is 4 or 5 "blips" of signal out put during the transmission sequence. I would expect to see more of a higher average output due to the higher duty cycle of FT8.

So it looks like the audio is getting to the radio. I have it set for USB. What am I missing??? Thanks - Jeff W0JM

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Re: K3S & K3/0 & wsjt-x - do I need COM2?

« Last post by dj0qn on 2018-09-30, 19:24:26 »

Hi Jeff,

Hard to follow you on the CAT settings, but if the test works, then we can focus on the audio problem.

This kind of issue is often caused by Windows settings. Make sure that you select the settings for that
specific sound device used under Windows and adjust the audio there. Let us know if that was the
problem.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Re: K3S & K3/0 & wsjt-x - do I need COM2?

« Last post by W0JM on 2018-09-30, 18:44:10 »

Under General Settings, Radio Tab, I have CAT Control on Serial Port Com10, Data Bits 8, Stop Bits 2, Handshake None, Force control lines are blank.
PTT Method is CAT, Port 10 is grayed out. *Transmit Audio Source - Both Rear/Data and Front/Mic are grayed out. Mode is USB Split operation is None.
I have run the Test Cat and it works.

Under The Audio Tab, I have the Microphone for Input and Output is Speakers both are set to Mono. To the best of my knowledge I haven't modified settings in the other tabs.

Thanks - Jeff

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General discussion forum / Re: WebSwitch 1216H Initial Setup

« Last post by dj0qn on 2018-09-30, 18:04:22 »

Hi Frank,

The Webswitch is the only Microbit device with a serial port server. You set it up on the last tab with the
Microbit Setup Manager. Then you can control the rotor using a Windows client instead of using the web
page (but not both at once). The Webswitch is still using the normal way of controlling the rotor and not
using USB.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX