Hi
Thought I would load up the latest beta firmware. Have had no problems in
the past loading the beta. However, after an on screen message turn p3 off
the k3 lock-up and have MCU LD on screen.
The k3 would not power down so I switched the supply off!
Now I have the TX lamp
From the Owner's Manual:
Forcing a Firmware Download
If you accidentally load an old or incompatible firmware version and find the
K3 unresponsive, do the following: (1) unplug the K3 from the power supply and
wait 5 seconds; (2) plug the power supply back in; (3) hold the K3’s
switch
Hi group,
Wondering if anyone has thoughts on how one would go about re-insulating areas
of bare toroid wire?
This is why I'm asking: I've finished building the KSB2 module. The board
holes for the leads of the small RFC1 and RFC2 are relatively widely spaced
apart and the leads of my toroids
Hi guys
I have it Fixed, it was a polling issue, clicked start, settings, control
panel, system, hardware, device manager, click on ports, I'm using com8
Open com8 by clicking, port settings, re-set bit per second (I set it to 38400)
press ok.
I opened elecraft utility, k3 polled
How about fingernail polish, coil dope, hot glue or epoxy.George/W2BPI
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For peace of mind, just use the tip of a small flat screwdriver to place a
small square of tape on the crystal case to prevent contact. Though I doubt
bumping would cause contact. Messing around inside the case, maybe, but
not bumping the rig.
73, Guy.
On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 7:41 AM,
Nice idea, but on my front panel (#520), the silk screened TAP=QSY is
already partially covered by the oem knob. Adding a larger knob (or cover) may
hide it completely. Regardless, I find the knob OK for my finger size, anyhow.
Elecraft has changed the front panel on the P3 since it's
Klaus,
I got into the same situation you described here this morning. The K3 Utility
would loop and wouldn't find the K3. The only way I could get around it was by
disconnecting the P3 com cable and plugging it directly into the K3. Then the
Utility connected and I was able to force the
For what it's worth, I used a silver alloy when I built my K2 as that was
being recommended at the time. Apparently there has been a change in
thinking away from silver. I can't say I've had any negative effects with
it, though.
Tom
WB2QDG
K2 #1102
- Original Message -
From: Giuseppe
Hi guys.
Cleaning out the shack (finally).
I have the following K2 case parts:
1 each rear panel/heatsink silk screened for the K2
1 each rear panel/heatsink (blank) from an EC2
1 each blank EC2 front panel
1 each blank EC2 top cover
1 each K2 top cover (with speaker cutout), but has a scratch on
I run the K3 from TRX manager and rarely touch the K3 for anything other than
the tuning knobs. The TRX manager Main panel for the K3 offers 31 macro
buttons and a very easy way to write and keep them in memory. This makes it
possible to write a sleep macro which turns off the vox, reduces the
Has anyone used TRX Manager on a K3 with the P3? Are there any issues
with this combination, or have they been engineered out already?
The macro buttons (and assigned programmable command sequences) are
something I need - just haven't written a simple program for this yet.
Is there any logging
Originally they recommended a low-residue solder with, I think, 3% silver. This
does an
excellent job and makes beautiful shiny connections! The downside is that it is
somewhat
harder to clean out a hole if you need to remove components -- for example, if
you
accidentally install a wrong
Did anybody switch from SDR-IQ to P3? Experiences?
I have SDR-IQ and I am quite happy except that it locks on reboot and
occasionally crashes Vista; the last is a deal breaker during contesting so
in that case I just set SDR-IQ for K3 IF frequency.
P3 is integrated well but does not have high
Interesting. I have P3 #74 and #498, which both have the Elecraft P3
lettering below the display, but the TAP=QSY lettering is in the
clear. Perhaps #520 came with a larger knob, which now covers up part
of the lettering? The knobs on my units are the same size as the K3
RIT knob. Now that you
Let me add a note to the reflector about firmware updates so newcomers
aren't frightened off by the involved discussion on the reflector about this
topic. I find the process simple and it works well for upgrading any of the
K3 devices. The procedures for firmware updating both P3 and K3 aren't
On Sep 19, 2010, at 9/199:47 AM, Bill K9YEQ wrote:
I find the process simple and it works well for upgrading any of
the K3 devices. The procedures for firmware updating both P3 and K3
aren't fool proof.
While better but still not 100% foolproof, the Canon cameras that I
have can
All the parts have been spoken for.
73
Ken WB2ART
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The knob on my P3 is the same as the RIT knob on the K3. If you look straight
on (eye leveal) at the P3 (mine), then parts of the A, P, =, and Q are masked
by the knob skirts. If I am looking from a position where the P3 is below eye
level (parallax), just part of the Q is masked. Very
TAP=QSY isn't obscured on P3 #56, and the knob
is the same as the RIT/XIT knob on the K3.
73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
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Then I have a one of a kind. How lucky am I and who want's to buy it for $2K?
Dan -- N3ND
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From: Ken Kopp k...@rfwave.net
To: bob.cunni...@gmail.com; elecraft@mailman.qth.net; Dan Atchison
n...@aol.com
Sent: Sun, Sep 19, 2010 2:31 pm
Subject: [Elecraft]
Given a number of reports about trouble downloading the latest K3 and P3
firmware, I decided to report my success conditions.
K3#125, P3#159, P3 power switch setup to turn on automatically with the K3 but
can turn off P3 power after K3 power up.
P3 connected to computer running XP. P3
Wes, I had a similar experience. I unseated the plug at the rear of the
amplifier and reseated it. Apparently one or more of the contacts had
corrosion. I just reseated the plug in the socket and normal operation
returned. I have read posts on this reflector of K3s that required the
I didn't touch the amplifier...this was the KANT3 board.
That said the pressure required to remove it and reseat it could have flexed
something else on the main r-f board, so who knows?
Mine has been in the Elecraft hospital for another problem and had the KPA100
replaced with a Rev C, so I
Chen,
When it comes to cameras... all bets are off, as personally, I think they
are bloat-ware and very processor overload. I have seen Canon, Kodak, Sony
and Nikon programs which are so user friendly to make a great working PC
turned into a sluggish piece of junk. I usually stop the startup
Bill,
You nailed that one.
Manufacturers have no interest in giving the user a choice other than they
expect us to load their software in the belief that when the next new model
comes out we will all rush down and buy it.
I do the same procedure as you have suggested and could not agree more.
I loaded the beta updates with zero problems.
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Buck
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 12:07 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] New K3 P3 Beta Firmware
Propagation seemed good this week, though the number of stations checking in
was down a bit. The discussions were on the availability of the KPA500
(thanks to Lyle for being a good sport about it) and the need for the K3
buffer mod if using the P3. Thanks to everyone who checked in. Here is the
Once again, I'm afraid I heard nothing. I started listening to 14.314
from 1745 and continued until 1815 and I heard nothing but atmospherics.
During that time I qsy'd up and down to be sure I wasn't missing
anything. My antenna is a vertical and there is a rise in the land to
the west of
I would like to correspond with a K2/KAT2 owner who is actually using an
Alpha-Delta DX-EE dipole. This is a rather pricey limited-space
antenna and would like to hear directly from some real world users.
My guess is that there won't be too many of you out there but I thought
I'd ask anyway.
Hello,
I am using diversity and I notice something like a relay inside the K3 when
transmitting.
Some weeks ago Don told me about a problem I has with the RX ANT IN. The
problem was that the antenna I was using in RX ANT IN was very close to the
TX antenna.
In the case of diversity I have a 160
I have used an Alpha-Delta DX-DD for 40 and 80 at Field Day using a TS-480HX.
It worked very well on 40 but was tuned for the SSB band on 80 and we were
working CW, so not so good on 80. I don't think the band was in good shape for
80 anyway. The quality of construction is very good in my
?I am just about at the end of my rope trying to get this K2 to transmit.
Nothing is coming out of the transmitter because nothing seems to be going
into the PA circuit. The receiver circuits all work fine. All RF board
transistors and diodes check out fine as far as DC is concerned but my RF
?I should add: If I connect a small wire to my K2 antenna and press tune,
it shows a strong signal on any of my receivers at that frequency. So
somethings coming out of the K2. Either the ouput signal is low OR the K2
RF detector just doesn't measure it correctly for the ALC circuit.
Brian
Yep you're probably activating your carrier operated relays because you
don't have enough separation between your antennas. Perhaps a limiter
could help if you're not transmitting on both of them.
~Brett (N7MG)
On Sun, 2010-09-19 at 23:09 -0300, Jorge Diez - CX6VM wrote:
Hello,
I am using
Stan,
I have one that's used for a general purpose (mostly
for diversity receiving) antenna in my SO2R station.
It works like what it is ... a fan dipole.
It's -extremely- well made and the over-all quality is
top-notch, but it's -heavy-, requiring my 150# to pull it
tight, and it still
Ken and Brett, thanks for your responses. It's all helpful. I have to
think this through now.
Thanks again,
Stan Levandowski WB2LQF
HF QRP CW -- Doing more with less for over 50 years!
QCWA #35038 OOTC #4558 NAQCC #4740 SKCC #6488 FISTS #14992
On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 10:40 PM, Brett
Hi Larry,
It sounds like there's a hardware problem with the P3. You'll need to
contact customer support csg...@elecraft.com and get a return
authorization number.
Sorry!
73,
Alan N1AL
On Sat, 2010-09-18 at 08:22 -0400, Larry - K2GN wrote:
I've reloaded all Firmware back to
K3 - 4.05
P3
On Sun, 2010-09-19 at 09:06 -1000, John Buck wrote:
Given a number of reports about trouble downloading the latest K3 and P3
firmware, I decided to report my success conditions.
Currently, in order to update K3 firmware with the P3 in line, you first
have to turn off the P3. That can be
Hi Al,
I finally built my own P3 yesterday (#152) and it seems to work great.
I'd like to revive three suggestions that I think I made earlier after using
a prototype at P49Y in WPX CW. These are all based on features of the Icom
756 Pro 2 bandscope, that I think are desirable:
1) Can a FN
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