All, I know, from talking to Rick Ruhl (W4PC), that the new ownership of HRD holds an interest in solving this issue. If we, as a collective, can provide them with some empirical evidence of this issue, I know it will go a long way toward getting a resolution. Let's all be part of the solution instead of part of the problem.
73, Ian Ian Kahn, KM4IK Roswell, GA EM74ua [email protected] K3 #281, P3 #688 On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Dave New, N8SBE <[email protected]> wrote: > Use Larry's N8LP LP-Bridge to intermediate: > http://www.telepostinc.com/LPB.html > > I had been using it prior to getting my P3, so I could share HRD or N1MM > with the PowerSDR/IF program and Larry's LP-Pan, and never had any AGC > issues with the K3. > > When I dropped usage of Larry's LP-Pan for the P3, I tried running HRD > 'bare' with the K3, and found pretty quickly that was a no-go. > > I found that if I launch LP-Bridge first, then connect HRD via > LP-Bridge, I haven't had any issues. LP-Bridge caches the K3 state and > hands it out to all comers, including HRD. Apparently, LP-Bridge is not > fazed by HRD's manhandling. > > I tried to discuss HRD's fast polling rate on a local repeater one day > after week, and was essentially told to go pound sand. There seems to > be a *lot* of HRD apologists out there... > > 73, > > -- Dave, N8SBE > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: Firmware 4.48 release - stable, in use? > > From: N5GE <[email protected]> > > Date: Thu, March 29, 2012 8:19 am > > To: John K3TN <[email protected]> > > Cc: [email protected] > > > > > > No problems that I'm aware of and I've used it since it was beta. > > > > I'm a retired IT developer so I understand your feelings about beta > stuff, but > > I've never had a problem with the K3 betas. I just make sure I save the > current > > configuration of the K3 before updating the firmware. > > > > Regarding HRD, I used to use it, but found that it was causing a lot of > trouble > > with the K3. There have been several threads here regarding the K3, > mostly > > regarding what you mentioned and it seems that HRD poles the K3 so fast > that it > > causes trouble in the areas you mentioned. I've written my own > application for > > the K3 and use events to get rig state rather than polling. > > > > 73, > > > > Amateur Radio Operator N5GE > > ARRL Lifetime Member > > QCWA Lifetime Member > > > > "Farmers rotate crops to keep their land strong. > > Voters can keep THEIR LAND STRONG by rotating > > politicians at the ballot box each term." > > -- Otis Mukinfus -- > > http://www.otismukinfus.com > > > > > > On Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:19:52 -0700 (PDT), John K3TN <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > >I work in Internet security and have an ingrained bias against using > any beta > > >software. However, I use the HRD software that occasionally zaps my K3 > AGC > > >settings, and putting a P3 inline seems to have exacerbated the > problem. Not > > >fun when AGC gets turned off on strong signals... > > > > > >It looks like beta version 4.48 of the K3 firmware should help and it > seems > > >to have been out for quite some time. Any issues with moving to 4.48? > > > > > >Thanks, John K3TN > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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 > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > -- ______________________________________________________________ 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
