Brilliant idea Mike. When a single knob has multiple functions it is way
too easy to accidentally adjust mic gain.
John KK9A
From: Mike Wetzel mjwetzel at comcast.net
Date: Wed Feb 21 22:00:12 EST 2018
I knew about the power set nor/per band didn't know about the 'tap 1' to
lock mic/cmp/pwr.
Great advice!! I will do for sure!!
73s Bob W5RG
From: Rick WA6NHC <wa6...@gmail.com>
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] POWER LOCKED
Just be SURE to get the latest version of the utility, then make a
baseline
I knew about the power set nor/per band didn't know about the 'tap 1' to
lock mic/cmp/pwr. Now that I know that I sure wish a 'tap 2' would only
lock mic/cmp and not pwr. Any chance? Would others find that useful?
After setting the mic/cmp I never want to change them but I do need to
change
Bob,
Given how old the firmware version was when you got the rig, something else you
will want to do is go through the mods and updates list on the Elecraft
website. The FW rev level is from 2008, and it’s a good bet you’re missing
quite a few needed and worthwhile hardware and board-level
craft@mailman.qth.net"
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Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] POWER LOCKED
Bob,
That must have been set on by the prior owner.
Had you done an EEINIT, it would have wiped those menu items back to
factory defaults.
You might want t
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Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] POWER LOCKED
Bob,
That must have been set on by the prior owner.
Had you done an EEINIT, it would have wiped those menu items back to
factory defaults.
You might want to go through the menus (both user
wson <clawso...@gmail.com>;
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Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] POWER LOCKED
Bob,
That must have been set on by the prior owner.
Had you done an EEINIT, it would have wiped those menu ite
s Bob W5RG
From: Carl Clawson <clawso...@gmail.com>
To: "Elecraft@mailman.qth.net" <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 6:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] POWER LOCKED
Another thing to try:
Press and hold the Menu button for a second t
the factory on it...SO
thanks again..now I can get a good night sleep..stupid old man!!
73s Bob W5RG
From: Carl Clawson <clawso...@gmail.com>
To: "Elecraft@mailman.qth.net" <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 6:37 PM
Subject: Re: [
WOW THAT WORKED TU TU...Thanks Carl..very much...it worked
73s Bob W5RG
From: Carl Clawson <clawso...@gmail.com>
To: "Elecraft@mailman.qth.net" <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 6:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] POWER LOCKED
Another thing to try:
Press and hold the Menu button for a second to enter the Config menu.
Rotate the VFO B knob until you see the PWR SET entry. Tap '1' and see if
it unlocks your power control.
This is a feature that was introduced to keep other ops from messing with
transmit settings. It
Bob,
What do you mean by "Power Lock"? Will the K3 not power on? or can you
not move the POWER knob?
In either case, I would suggest you first remove all cables from the K3
except the power cable and a dummy load and see if it clears.
Did you use the latest K3 Utility to download the
I just bought a used K3 and I did a update on the rig..all seems to go OK but I
get a power lock and no output from the rig..What did I do wrong? It was a
early model and I do not believe it had a upgrade at all. What do I need to do?
73s Bob W5RG
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