CW with Elecraft KX3 + fldigi
You will need a KXUSB cable and a computer with a USB-A port.
Instructions
- Set up flrig:
- Config → Setup → Transceiver
- Leave it running as you open fldigi.
- Set up fldigi:
- Rig → flrig:
- Check
Use flrig for control.
- Check
- Modem → CW → CAT keying:
- Check
Elecraft; leave the other brands unchecked. - Check
Disable CAT PTT.*isSKto Elecraft, but fldigi will cut off TX early when transmitting*^r.- Also, disabling CAT PTT allows you to use QSK. See page 16 of the KX3 manual (PDF, 3.5 MB).
- Check
- Logging → QSO logging:
- Check
Clear on save, because<CLRLOG>seems to do nothing.
- Check
- Rig → flrig:
Bonus: my WFD macros
These were the macros I used in my club's Winter Field Day event:
- F1:
<TX>CQ WFD W6PW<RX> - F4:
<TX>AGN<RX> - F5:
<TX><CALL>- There's a space at the end that Bear Blog won't print.
- This leaves fldigi in transmit mode so I can chain F6.
- F6:
<TX>6O SF<RX>- The exchange is its own macro so I can resend it if asked, without pointlessly restating their callsign.
- F9:
<TX>TU<LOG><RX>
If you find anything to improve about my instructions, kindly write me.