K3 s/n 1428
Two recent problems that may be related:
1. After the K3 has been powered off for a long time (e.g., over night) and I
power it on, I can’t get more than 12 watts out. I checked the configuration
menu for KPA and it’s normal. NOTE: I first noticed this on Friday (11/26)
about 30 minutes before the start of CQWW Contest when I went t double check
the presets on my linear. After a panicked search of the manual and the
reflector list, I changed from Beta Version 4.22 to 4.14 and it didn’t help.
As a last resort, I reinstalled the configuration I had saved in the Utility
and it fixed things (5 whole minutes before the contest start!) The K3 was on
for the next 48 hours with no issues. I turned it off after the contest and
today, when I turned it on again, the same problem. Having the radio off for a
short time (e.g., about 30 minutes has no problem)
2. After the K3 has been powered off for a long time (e.g., over night) and I
turn it on, I get ERR messages (e.g., ERR BP1). If I keep tapping the band
switch, I get a series of other ERR messages (e.g., ERR IO3, etc.) and
eventually the VFOB frequncy gets displayed. I thought this was related to the
random power on error messages Wayne referred to in one of the software fixes,
but I got this with Version 4.22 as well.
It seems to me that my K3 MCU is not retaining some of the configuration data.
When I run through the configuration menu, I don’t see any errors. I did a
quick search of the manual and didn’t find any help.
Any help here?
Gerry, W1GD
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