THis isn't something to do with a key line being active when you power up is it? THere is a feature I don't remember the term for that locks out Tx if the rig is keyed (i.e. book laying on straight key) as it powers up. 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108
Thank everyone who calls out your faults, your anger, your impatience, your egotism; do this consciously, voluntarily. -Jean Toomer, poet and novelist (1894-1967) On 3 Oct 2010, at 15:58, Poul Erik Karlshøj (PKA) wrote: > Wonder if anyone else has seen this odd K3 behaviour and may be able to help > me solving the following problem. > > K3 with ATU and KPA > K3 loaded with most recent firmware (MCU 4.12, FPF 1.13, DSP1 2.60). > I have repeated the firmware download a couple of times, but it did not solve > the problem described below. > > Every time the K3 is powered ON (using the K3 pwr switch) it comes up in > unexpected state where > - the LCD indicator TX is blinking (as if TX is in test mode) > - the TX LED lights red when keying (CW) > - there is no sidetone when keying > - the power indicates 0 and there is no output (verified on sep. RX) > > Restoring saved K3 config. doesn't help. But.. > When leaving the K3 powered ON but just idling for a long time, it can be > keyed again. After 15 mins it still is in the "strange state" but after 30 > mins it is normal again. > > Whenever it is in this state with blinking LCD TX indicator it can be > recovered performing the EE INIT (Manual p.65), upon which the TX led stops > blinking and the K3 can be keyed again. It just needs the proper saved K3 > config file - and it's a tedious way to start-up the rig ;-) ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
