>> I just loaded this beta version 4.18 and now I get loud crackling
>> from the speaker when tuning though the APF filter, also, the audio
>> goes away.
This seems to be an "out of range" issue with the encoder. The APF
would normally tune 200 - 1000 Hz and the crackling seems to correlate
to turning the encoder past the upper limit. Normal operation can be
restored by turning the encoder below 200 Hz to clear the "wrap."
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 11/6/2010 7:13 AM, dalej wrote:
> I just loaded this beta version 4.18 and now I get loud crackling from the
> speaker when tuning though the APF filter, also, the audio goes away. I
> uploaded the firmware though the P3 twice, once power on P3 and the second
> time power off with the same results. I will next try loading the firmware
> directly into the K3. If I have the same result, I will then revert back to
> the previous version, beta 4.17, which worked fine including the power out.
>
> 73
> Dale, K9VUJ
> S/N 2268
>
>
>
> On 05, Nov 2010, at 18:33, Lyle Johnson wrote:
>
>> K3 beta-test firmware revision 4.18 (with DSP rev. 2.67) is now
>> available. This release includes our new APF (audio peaking filter)
>> for CW mode, which has been helping K3 field testers work "extreme"
>> weak DX for the past several days.
>>
>> For voice modes, there's a "Fast Monitor" option (TX voice monitor
>> without the processing delay). Also included is a much-improved TX
>> Noise Gate.
>>
>> This release fixes a problem with low initial output in SSB Tx.
>>
>> See detailed release notes below.
>>
>> Please send any questions tok3supp...@elecraft.com. For instructions
>> on how to load beta firmware, see:
>>
>> http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_software.htm
>>
>> 73,
>> Lyle
>> KK7P
>>
>> * * *
>>
>> MCU 4.18 / DSP 2.67 / FPF 1.14, 11-5-2010
>>
>> NOTE: Be sure to install all firmware files for this release,
>> including FPF 1.14. Otherwise your menu text will be incorrect.
>>
>> * APF (AUDIO PEAKING FILTER) ADDED: APF provides enhanced
>> copy of weak signals in CW mode, and is especially useful when
>> signals are at the noise level. The K3’s APF is patterned after
>> the most successful analog APF implementations, and is equally
>> effective in user tests. To use APF, make sure CONFIG:DUAL PB
>> is set to APF. (This is the default. “NOR” restores the original DUAL PB
>> function.) Then hold DUAL PB to turn APF on/off. A special DSP
>> graphic display is used to show that APF is in effect. At the time
>> APF is activated, the regular I.F. SHIFT setting, if any, is “frozen,”
>> and SHIFT then controls the center pitch of the APF filter in 10-Hz
>> steps. APF is independent for the main and sub receivers, as well
>> as for presets I and II. Switching between these two presets is a
>> convenient way of turning APF on/off quickly.
>>
>> * ADDED VOICE TX “FAST MONITOR”: Normally the voice
>> monitor includes a ~20-ms delay, which is necessary to hear how your
>> on-air signal will sound (with compression, etc.). If you prefer to not
>> hear any delay in the voice monitor, set CONFIG:TX MON to FAST.
>> Note: You’ll still hear the delayed and processed monitor if you
>> adjust the MIC, CMP, TX EQ or TX GATE settings while transmitting.
>>
>> * TX NOISE GATE IMPROVEMENT: The Noise Gate/Downward
>> Expander for voice modes has smoother response and much
>> improved performance near the threshold.
>>
>> * NARROW AF FILTER IMPROVEMENT: Adjusting SHIFT when using very
>> narrow DSP filters no longer causes ‘pop’ artifacts.
>>
>>
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