Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Workaround for FPF Firmware Load Failure: Cool it down in the fridge first

2016-11-26 Thread Andrew Siegel
-Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Andrew Siegel Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2016 3:49 PM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] [K3] Workaround for FPF Firmware Load Failure: Cool it down in the fridge first My K3 (s/n 6000

[Elecraft] [K3] Workaround for FPF Firmware Load Failure: Cool it down in the fridge first

2016-11-26 Thread Andrew Siegel
My K3 (s/n 6000+) has developed the FPF Load failure problem: the K3 Utility times out after a few minutes when trying to update the FPF firmware, leaving "FPF Load" showing on the K3 display, and leaving the K3 unusable. This happens on Windows, Mac, and Linux, using three different

Re: [Elecraft] Running Windows on a MAC

2012-05-22 Thread Andrew Siegel
The Mac antivirus is unlikely able to see or deal with malware on the Windows virtual disk. So in my opinion, yes, you will need Windows antivirus as well. 73, Andy, N2CN On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 2:23 PM, EMD edwarddo...@mac.com wrote: Hello, Recently I have had the need to run windows on my

Re: [Elecraft] High sierra ads in qst

2012-05-09 Thread Andrew Siegel
The Elecraft reflector isn't the appropriate venue for complaining about other vendors' services. On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 1:24 PM, ussv dharma ussvdha...@yahoo.com wrote: High Sierra often charges considerably more than their advertised prices the current issue of QST.  They are also horribly

Re: [Elecraft] OT-old vs. new 6L6 to K3

2012-03-21 Thread Andrew Siegel
I also miss the days when CW signals were distinctive. Nowadays, I actually seek out QSOs with hams with chirpy or hummy CW notes, since it often means unusual DX, or someone with a good story to tell. It would be interesting if we had the option in modern rigs to dirty up our transmitted CW

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 CW from computer

2012-03-12 Thread Andrew Siegel
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 programming problem

2012-01-29 Thread Andrew Siegel
Neoklis, I can't speak definitively on the differences between the Yaesu and the K3 serial behavior, but I can speak with knowledge on serial I/O in Linux. The read() system call attempts to read the number of bytes you asked for. This means that when you call it, it will immediately return

Re: [Elecraft] K3 programming problem

2012-01-29 Thread Andrew Siegel
Yes, I was going to suggest hamlib, too. Once you've programmed for one rig, you've programmed for all. It's quite a package. Nate Bargmann wrote: As Hamlib is available for POSIX and Win32 systems, have you considered it? If the K3 support is not up to part, let me know. I'd like to