Could you tell me how to do this on a Mac?  Thanks...Mike..kb3lan

Hi Ted,

I own 3 Elecraft radios, also a PX3, and a KXPA100. I have copies of each factory configuration file backed up in multiple places. You reminded me that I still need to reach out to Elecraft support for the factory settings on this K3s. This may be why I did not bother to do a full reset.

A good reminder to others that may not know this about Elecraft gear.

73

K5RHD

/randy

FWIW... I would uninstall, you won't lose any of your settings or logs as they're kept in a separate directory, then install the 64 bit version.   There is a small issue with audio settings that Bill has posted about previously, I'm fairly sure you can do a search to find that post.

The reason I suggest an uninstall is to make sure that any 32 bit DLLs and the like are removed.

Neil, KN3ILZ

On 12/01/2020 07:44, spabish@... wrote:

Running the 32 bit version of WSJT-X on a Windows 10 computer.
Should I uninstall WSJT-X if I want to upgrade/install the 64 bit version?
Or should I just install the 64 bit version of WSJT-X on top of the current install?

Thanks
N2GNT

Hi OM,

you can do either. What is important is that the way Tx audio is handled in the 64-bit version is slightly different and you will have to do some initial setup. See this post for details:

https://groups.io/g/WSJTX/message/5077

73
Bill
G4WJS.

Running the 32 bit version of WSJT-X on a Windows 10 computer.
Should I uninstall WSJT-X if I want to upgrade/install the 64 bit version?
Or should I just install the 64 bit version of WSJT-X on top of the current install?

Thanks
N2GNT

Dave, Thanks for your comments.
With the FT-736, my initial concern is to use the Echo mode for testing the EME system. I expect that the oscillator drift will not be critical for the echoes. But I will look at either modifying or replacing the FT-736R if I want to do EME data modes later.

Regarding the DATA IO cables, I was advised just a couple of days ago that the Data-IN/OUT socket on the rear panel of the FT-736R is for FM modes only and that you can't use that socket in the SSB mode. I am not sure if that is correct. Certainly the FT-736R manual says the data socket connects your computer directly to the FM discriminator, but I find it hard to believe that Yaesu would have connected that socket up in such a way that no audio goes in or comes out in SSB mode. I am thinking of setting up a FT-736R on the bench and testing this, but I would be interested in your thoughts on that advice.
Cheers
George
vk3eip

I suggest you don’t ever do a full reset on a K3 without having a copy of the (hopefully vanilla) settings file. There are many things that are set up at the Elecraft factory to configure the radio. If you reset all to defaults, you lose the factory calibration, and have a whole lot of calibration to do with equipment and procedures you may not have.
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VE3TRQ  Ted

Thanks for posting this info, Bill! MUCH easier on my eyes.

73 de Gary - W9BS

I also have a FT736r.

Nice radio, even now, but...

You will need to do something to prevent the 20.48MHz reference
oscillator drifting with temperature (even the TCXO drifts!)  It's
"OK"(ish) for voice modes, but is just not good enough for many digital
modes on 23cms.

Note too, that the "DATA" I/O cable, has a tendency to couple RF into
the radio in a bad way (a classic "Pin 1" problem) causing "wide"
signals and overall splatter.  Difficult to tell, as these rig's don't
have a TX monitor facility as standard, unless you use another RX to
monitor your TX signal with mk1 ear'ole.

Re the PTT.  Hamlib (V3.3 onwards) correctly controls the FT736r for
PTT, mode & frequency etc from WSJTx  (Thanks to Bill G4WJS) so go for
CAT control.  It works.  (And it correctly releases the radio when you
exit WSJTx.)

73.

Dave G0WBX.

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Hi Gil.

So, there is no problem now?

73.

Dave G0WBX.

(Sounds like 40m is open to India from the UK, @ 23:49 UTC.)

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Hi Bill, the adduser command fixed the WSJT-X problem and Test PTT now works. Clearly I didn't have the rights to access the serial port.
However, the computer still doesn't key the FT-101E, so at least now I am down to a hardware problem.
Thanks for your advice
George
vk3eip

Hi everybody,

Does anyone know how to increase the speed of the waterfall display?  I haven't been able to find such a setting.

Thanks,

Jon
W7VH

Jon,

N Avg on Wide Graph.

1 is as fast as it will go, bigger numbers = slower.

'Kari, oh2gqc

Hi everybody,

Does anyone know how to increase the speed of the waterfall display?  I haven't been able to find such a setting.

Thanks,

Jon
W7VH

Rich VE3KI nailed it!

The digital setting was something other than Data A (cannot remember which).  I now regret not doing a full reset on my K3s when I first got it from the person I bought it from.

73 everyone!

K5RHD

/randy

Hi Rich,

Good point. I will check these settings in Data Mode on the K3s. Data mode should be USB already but your suggestion #1 and #2 may be the issue. I bought the radio used and the previous owner could have set something up goofy.

Suggestion #3: Already reset the frequency in the preferences in WSJT-x and I do see FT8 sigs in the waterfall. 

B Smith, this is RX not TX. Why would the power slider matter?

I will report back later today.

Thanks everyone,

73

K5RHD

/randy

Randy,
To me this sounds like some band-specific setting within the radio. My old ICOM 746 "remembers" which antenna (1 or 2) I last selected for each band, and WSJT-X doesn't control that. Could it be that that the radio "remembers" that you last used LSB on 80 meters instead of USB? Maybe there are other settings like that in the radio causing similar trouble - I'm not familiar with Elecraft.
73 de Tim, WA5MD

While doing a clean-up of unused apps, I noticed that the uninstaller utility said there were like 5-6 older versions of WSJT still installed.

When updating WSJT shouldn’t references to older versions be removed / overwritten?

Tim – K5TCJ

Hi Tim,

if we removed old uninstall entries you could not easily install multiple versions of WSJT-X. The redundant uninstaller entries in "Programs & Features" or "Apps & Features" are benign. If you really want to clean them up then you must uninstall every one, ignoring warning messages and including the currently installed version(s), then re-install latest version. You log files and settings will be preserved. If you do not want redundant uninstall entries then uninstall WSJT-X before installing a new version.

73
Bill
G4WJS.

On 11/01/2020 02:43, vk3eip wrote:

I am new to WSJT-X and just getting it running on an Ubuntu laptop into an FT-101E. It seems to work and I have had a few QSOs on 20 meters.
My question is how do I set up the PTT functions in the settings? It currently works with the FT101E using the VOX mode. However, I want to use WSJT-X on 23cms with an FT-736R and need to trigger the PTT for correct sequencing.
At the moment when I attempt to set the PTT options to use the serial port the test procedure gives me a message "Rig failure Hamlib error: IO error while opening connection to rig".
The Radio settings I am using are 'no rig' and the interface I am using is a UD06YA (a USB interface that uses a PL-2303HX chip that controls the RTS line of the computer serial port). Ubuntu recognises the interface as /dev/ttyUSB0 and that shows up in the Port field of the settings, so there doesn't seem to be a problem there.
What does the IO error mean? Is there a config file somewhere that needs changing?
George, vk3eip

Hi George,

i/o error means the port you specified does not exist, or something else has access, or you do not have rights to access it. Have you added your user to the dialout group?

sudo adduser $USER dialout

Then logout and back in, by logout I mean log out the whole desktop or just reboot.

73
Bill
G4WJS.