Greg wrote:
Dick. Any luck on this yet? If not, you may need to adjust the
spacking of the L1 winding on the SYN board that is attached to the DSP
shield. If that's the case, when we hear back (please use reply all)
and Gary or I will send you exactly what to do.
Greg
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Roth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 4:26 PM
Subject: ERR VCO Problem Activity Log
Hi Support--
SN 859, here!
Here's the FW list and the Activity Log:
uC 01.88
d1 01.70
d2 0.00
FL 00.01
dr 00.00
19:19:11 K3 Utility Version 1.1.4.1
19:19:12 K3 is running main program. RS232 4800 bps.
19:19:20 Opening connection to ftp.elecraft.com
19:19:22 Available DTBL version is 00.08
19:19:22 Installed DTBL1 version is 00.08
19:19:22 Connected to Elecraft server. Please be patient, this takes a
few seconds.
19:19:26 Found file "."
19:19:26 Found file ".."
19:19:26 Found file "DTBL0008.HEX"
19:19:26 Found file "HAUX0169.HEX"
19:19:26 Found file "HAUX0170.HEX"
19:19:26 Found file "HDSP0169.HEX"
19:19:26 Found file "HDSP0170.HEX"
19:19:26 Found file "K3UtilityVersionInfo.txt"
19:19:26 Found file "TBOOT7.HEX"
19:19:26 Found file "hfpf0001.hex"
19:19:26 Found file "hfwnotes.rtf"
19:19:26 Found file "hmcu0187.hex"
19:19:26 Found file "hmcu0188.hex"
19:19:26 Verifying hmcu0188.hex
19:19:27 hmcu0188.hex verification succeeded
19:19:27 Verifying TBOOT7.HEX
19:19:27 TBOOT7.HEX verification succeeded
19:19:27 Verifying HDSP0170.HEX
19:19:28 HDSP0170.HEX verification succeeded
19:19:28 Verifying HAUX0170.HEX
19:19:28 HAUX0170.HEX verification succeeded
19:19:28 Verifying DTBL0008.HEX
19:19:29 DTBL0008.HEX verification succeeded
19:19:29 Verifying hfpf0001.hex
19:19:29 hfpf0001.hex verification succeeded
19:19:29 Copying files to C:\Documents and Settings\Dick
Roth\Application Data\Elecraft\K3 Firmware
19:19:30 Copied K3UtilityVersionInfo.txt from Elecraft
19:19:30 Copied 1 files from Elecraft to C:\Documents and
Settings\Dick Roth\Application Data\Elecraft\K3 Firmware
19:19:30 Ready
19:19:30 K3 is running main program. RS232 4800 bps.
19:19:42 K3 is running main program. RS232 4800 bps.
19:19:42 Loading firmware from C:\Documents and Settings\Dick
Roth\Application Data\Elecraft\K3 Firmware
19:19:42 Setting K3 RS-232 to 38400 bits per second
19:19:43 MCU firmware file hmcu0188.hex verified
19:19:43 Preparing K3 for MCU firmware load
19:19:47 Sending firmware file hmcu0188.hex to MCU
19:21:07 Verifying MCU firmware load
19:21:12 MCU verification succeeded
19:21:12 MCU firmware load is complete
19:21:12 FPF firmware file hfpf0001.hex verified
19:21:12 Erasing flash memory
19:21:16 Sending firmware file hfpf0001.hex to FPF
19:21:48 Verifying FPF firmware load
19:21:48 FPF verification succeeded
19:21:48 FPF firmware load is complete
19:21:48 DSP1 firmware file TBOOT7.HEX verified
19:21:48 DSP1 firmware file HDSP0170.HEX verified
19:21:49 DSP1 firmware file DTBL0008.HEX verified
19:21:50 Sending firmware file TBOOT7.HEX to DSP1
19:21:51 Erasing DSP1 program and table memory
19:21:52 Sending firmware file HDSP0170.HEX to DSP1
19:22:40 Sending firmware file DTBL0008.HEX to DSP1
19:24:10 Waiting for MCU reset to complete
19:24:14 Verifying DSP1 firmware load
19:24:14 DSP1 verification succeeded
19:24:14 DSP1 firmware load is complete
19:24:14 Setting K3 RS-232 to 4800 bits per second
19:24:15 Elapsed time: 273 seconds
19:24:15 Ready
There you go!
73,
Dick ka1oz
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Hi Greg--
Yes, I've had luck (I'm not sure that it was skill) in getting my rig
going. I wound up removing the REF and SYN boards and remaking all the
coax connections. I then slipped my business card under each board to
verify clearance between the boards and the shield. When I powered up
again I started hearing traffic. While I was having my problem, the REF
and SYN boards were microphonic. That's why I remade the connections.
After the "repair" the circuits were quiet, the microphonics gone.
Another thing...when performing the VCO cal that led to error messages,
the radio went through each cal step lickety split. Once corrected the
steps were quite drawn out in some cases, but led to a right and proper
conclusion.
Right now I'm listening to the Red Sox. I have never been able to
listen to this station without lots of noise until hearing it with this K3.
ttfn &
--
73,
Dick ka1oz
Middleborough, MA
K3/100(Kit) SN 000859
Titan-DX (to come)
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