Just change bands before turning off K2. The information is immediately stored in the EEPROM without waiting for the 30 second timer. 73 Elliott WA6TLA
----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Waterman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gottlieb, Jonathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 10:11 AM Subject: [QRP-L] Re: [Elecraft] K2 Frequency Display Problem > Gottlieb, Jonathan wrote: > > Help! Yesterday, the frequency display on my K2 #5113 stopped > > functioning properly. When I turned off the K2 I was on 14185.09. When > > I turned the K2 back on later in the day, it read 14063. Now, every > > time I turn the radio on, I see 14063 on 20M no matter what frequency I > > was on when I turned it off. Same problem on every other band, no > > matter what frequency I was on when I turned off the radio, it turns > > onto a particular frequency when I turn it back on, for example, > > 18143.90 on 17, 7241.09 on 40. Any ideas on how to fix this? > > The K2 manual says: > > Backup Timer > > While you're moving the VFO, a 30-second data backup timer is > being continuously re-started. Once you have completely stopped > tuning the VFO for at least 30 seconds, the K2 will then save your > current operating frequency in EEPROM. As long as you stay on a > particular frequency, no further updates will be done. > > ... so the simple answer is "wait 30 seconds without tuning, you > impatient so-and-so" :-) > > > -- > "Nosey" Nick Waterman, G7RZQ, K2 #5209. > use Std::Disclaimer; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Everything put together falls apart sooner or later. -- Simon's Law > ______________________________________________________________ > QRP-L mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qrp-l > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________ QRP-L mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qrp-l Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
