Jerry wrote: > After I used it, my K3 had been changed. Before, it was a 100 W unit. > After, only 12. I had to restore an earlier K3 configuration file to > restore it. There might have been other K3 changes also that I > corrected by this config restore without even knowing they had > occurred, so other users should watch for them.
When you begin the dBV Linearity or Filter Sweep procedure, the program records the K3's settings for AGC, Preamp, Attenuator, RF Gain, Mode, Power, VFO Frequency, Filter Number, and Filter Bandwidth. During the procedure the program turns off AGC, Preamp and Attenuator if they are on, and sets the Power to 0.0 watts (just in case). At the completion of the procedure the user can click the Reset K3 button to return their K3 to the state it was in before the procedure began, or when they close the form their K3 will be reset automatically. Of course, if the program is prematurely terminated by the user it will not have been able to reset the K3. > Also, I had to reboot the computer to get the serial port back - > K3FilterTools apparently did not release it when it exited. This was a problem with the original program posted on the web site. If the program was terminated by using the File Exit command it would release the serial port, but not if it was ended by using the Control Box (my bad). This issue was fixed and the revised program uploaded to my web site on Thursday evening (1/15/09). > Thankfully, my K3 did not transmit into the signal generator - > probably would have ruined the little Elecraft XG-2 and w8diz 10 MHz > oscillator I was using. Accidental transmits are the reason the program sets Power output to 0.0 watts when the procedures are running. However, if the user has set Config Autoinfo to Auto 1, the K3 can be keyed when the user first connects to their K3. This problem has been fixed, but the revised program has not been uploaded to my web site yet. I plan to upload it this evening along with some other revisions I am working on. Thank you for reporting the problems you had using the program. That way I can fix them. Mike, KS7D _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
