Hey Rick, The TERM message should always be transitory. If it is not, you have an RS-232 control problem (like the null-modem issue). Check all your cables. In 100% of the times I've seen this issue, it's a loose connector or a mismatched cable
73 Gerry Hull, W1VE Hancock, NH USA Trustee, VY1AAA YT Remote On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 1:50 PM Rick Tavan <[email protected]> wrote: > I seem to be suffering a recurrence of a very old problem (years ago) for > which I don't recall the solution: > > I have a real K3 at the control site, controlling a K3 at the remote site > via RRC-1258 MkII boxes. I have a mechanical D-SUB 9 pin switch to route > the control site K3 serial port to either a local computer or the RRC. When > routed to the RRC and operating normally, when I turn on the K3 it begins > to show its power-on banner in the VFO B area, then mid-way through that > scroll detects that it's in TERM mode with an RRC connected, powers up the > remote K3, and all is well. However, that doesn't seem to be working now. > The control K3 comes up and fails to detect the RRC. The power-on banner > for the control K3 completes its scroll and the radio operates locally. I > think it is slipping out of TERM mode. I can force it back into TERM mode > with a long hold of the CONFIG button, but then it never turns on the > remote radio. If I turn off the control K3 and then back on, it apparently > has forgotten it was in TERM mode. > > Any advice? > > Thanks, > > /Rick N6XI > -- > > Rick Tavan > Truckee, CA > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]
