I did the Synthesizer on my K3 a couple of weeks ago. After putting in the synthesizers, I also upgraded to Firmware 5.33, which was the latest at the time (I see that 5.35 was released the day after I did the upgrade). The SYNTH OK messages were seen on the menu, and the configuration was redone as specified in the instructions. I also took care not to lose any washers inside the radio, and to not disturb anything within the radio. Since then, I have had a number of issues with my K3.
#1- DVK doesn't work via N1MM command. VFO B says "DVK Not installed", but I do have one installed. I can also play the messages by pressing the Message key. I checked the config menu, and it says it is installed. #2- I have heard a number of loud audio "pops" since the above changes. #3- I have actually lost audio several times with no VFO B errors- audio just stops in the middle of a QSO. #4- During CQWW RTTY, if I was transmitting and pushed a key- say A/B, or Rev- transmitting stops, I get an "Error PTT" followed by an "Error Key" in the VFO B window for a few seconds each, then the radio clears itself. I can then resume transmitting. No audio loss while this is happening. #5- During the contest, N1MM would show the Radio Mode as PSK. The program would keep on transmitting RTTY, and what went into the log was indicated as RTTY, the K3 was working properly in RTTY and indicated it was in Mode D FSK correctly. #6- When I tried to use Diversity reception, the K3 would switch into Diversity mode correctly. After a while, I would get a sudden total audio loss and one of several DSE errors: E015555, E005555, 00C2C2, 003030. #7- Turning the diversity OFF seemed to decrease the severity of In all cases, power cycling the radio would clear the error and the audio would be restored. I've tried reloading firmware, and it reloaded without a problem. Yes, I power cycled the radio immediately after the firmware update was done. I haven't tried downloading the firmware a second time from the web site, and then reloading it into the radio but I suspect that may be the next thing that I try. At this point, I'm open to suggestions. Thanks for input! Dennis W1UE ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
