[Elecraft] [K2] KAF2 displays strange numbers

2012-09-06 Thread Brian - N5BCN
Hi All, I have a KAF2 installed and it seems to work fine, with time and date set to UTC. Every now and then, when I press DISPLAY to show the time, the KAF2 will briefly show a set of numbers unrelated to the current date and time. These strange numbers will disappear and then the proper time

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] KAF2 displays strange numbers

2012-09-06 Thread Stephen Roberts
Maybe this will help from the manual... Day/Night Selection: If you're operating outdoors, use the menu to select L C D DA Y , which turns off the LCD backlight and puts the bargraph into high-brightness mode. Indoors or at night, use L C D NI T E , which turns the backlight on and reduces the

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] KAF2 displays strange numbers

2012-09-06 Thread Andrew Moore
Brian - I think this is normal behavior for the KAF2 (mine does the same thing anyway) - I think it's just displaying the time that was last viewed and takes about a second to update, as you mentioned. I'd rather see placeholders (such as --.--.-- or 'rtc' upon entry to that display instead of