Bug, now on the list. tnx Wayne N6KR
On Oct 23, 2014, at 10:23 AM, David - KI4UVC <[email protected]> wrote: > Don, > > Thank you for your very informative and helpful post - this clears up quite > a bit of how the ACC2 interfacing is taken care of. > > I contacted Elecraft support and was given my original settings (I had > neglected to save) and restored the unit to "factory fresh" status - with > the exception of having the latest up-to-date-firmware. > > What is interesting about out this is that I have "possibly" discovered a > bug not many will run into. > > When I restored my unit to original factory settings - I am able to move/set > the ACC2 to different "states" in the firmware/menu with no issues > whatsoever - irregardless of what frequency VFO1 is set to. So I can set > ACC2 menu options for all options and the unit functions normally - > irregardless of in-band or out-of-amateur band VFO1 settings. > Just like in the KX3 manual I can try setting the ACC2 menu options for OFF > (output, 0 V), ON (output, 3 V), LO=PTT (input; apply 0 V or ground to > activate PTT), HI=PTT (input; apply 3 to 5 V to activate PTT), LO=Inh > (input; 0 V inhibits transmit), HI=Inh (input; 3 to 5 V inhibits transmit), > TRN CTRL - and everything works just fine and dandy. > > It's AFTER I run the KX3 Extended VFO Temperature Compensation Procedure > that things get interesting. > If VFOA is tuned to any of the Amateur bands (in band) I have full access to > the ACC2 menu options. > If I try any of the ACC2 options while the KX3 is tuned outside the amateur > bands (Specifically the XG50 49.380 frequency for instance) the moment that > I use VFOA to try and select any of the ACC2 menu options this sequence > happens: I select Menu -> ACC2 (via VFOB )-> OFF to ON (VFOA - OK) -> ON to > LO=PTT (VFOA - unit hangs - no buttons or knobs operate and unit won't power > down unless power is removed) > > The might not affect many people that try changing ACC2 settings in the > amateur bands, but this outside of band behavior with the total lockup of my > unit is a bit of a pain. Not that I'm going to be mucking with ACC2 > settings that often! > > - David > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ACC2-PTT-2-25-1-30-bug-tp7593972p7594094.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
