Re: [Elecraft] Reset Third-Hand KX3

2020-05-22 Thread Walter Underwood
I’ve done that for my 2012 vintage KX3, but that resets all the calibration and alignment values, too. It does not just set the preferences to defaults. If I loaded that on my KX3, it would overwrite the custom temperature compensation values that I set with the extended temp. comp. procedure.

Re: [Elecraft] Reset Third-Hand KX3

2020-05-22 Thread Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT
I wrote to supp...@elecraft.com asking for the configuration file for my 2013 vintage KX3. They sent me the specific file for my radio's serial number, with the factory calibration info. 73 -- Lynn On 5/22/20 11:25 AM, Walter Underwood wrote: There is no way to reset just the preferences

Re: [Elecraft] Reset Third-Hand KX3

2020-05-22 Thread Walter Underwood
There is no way to reset just the preferences to factory default settings. It would be nice and people have asked for it, but it doesn’t exist. Saving and restoring preference sets would be a handy thing. wunder K6WRU Walter Underwood CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > On May

Re: [Elecraft] Reset Third-Hand KX3

2020-05-22 Thread Jim Brown
On 5/22/2020 7:01 AM, Tommy Judson via Elecraft wrote: the last rig or two I owned had 6146 finals I remember those days -- as a teenager, I had a borrowed DX100, later built an Apache. Both have long since met their reward. Elecraft rigs are well documented in their manuals, with pdfs

Re: [Elecraft] Reset Third-Hand KX3

2020-05-22 Thread Bob McGraw K4TAX
Rule #1 -  If it isn't broke, don' try to fix it. Rule#2 -  See rule #1. I agree with Don, a reset will wipe everything including calibrations and alignment parameters.  While the previous owner's information, frequencies, and etc. may not be of use to you, one can easily overwrite those

Re: [Elecraft] Reset Third-Hand KX3

2020-05-22 Thread Don Wilhelm
Tommy, I would not recommend doing a Reset to Factory Defaults unless there is a problem. That reset will wipe out calibration and the installed option as well as setting the menu items back to default information. You can always go into the menu and set each entry of interest to you to its

Re: [Elecraft] Reset Third-Hand KX3

2020-05-22 Thread rich hurd WC3T
Being an engineer, I offer you the perspective that you've gone from glowing tubes (a beautiful sight) to what I refer to as an SDR with twiddly bits. Being an SDR it's easy to brick it. Sounds like you're well on your way down the Elecraft path and trust me, you will enjoy the journey. On

Re: [Elecraft] Reset Third-Hand KX3

2020-05-22 Thread Kurt Pawlikowski
Tommy,     6146? 807? What kind of code is that? {'-)     No, I know what they are! I was just musing about the differences between the old tube rigs and the modern solid state SDR's... Where an an old tube rig can get struck by lightning and keep ticking, many of the new rigs can barely

Re: [Elecraft] Reset Third-Hand KX3

2020-05-22 Thread Tommy Judson via Elecraft
Hi, Significant phrase - glutton for punishment - written by a respondent. Being an engineer I’ve sometimes regretted taking on a project or two because of thinking I could fix just about anything. The manuals will be with the radio so will dig through them for a guide when the package

Re: [Elecraft] Reset Third-Hand KX3

2020-05-22 Thread Grant Youngman
FIRST, make a backup of the KX3 configuration using the KX3 Utility. Then, look up EEINIT in the manual (it’s on page 46 in my version). I DO NOT recommend you do a factory reset. A reset won’t really buy you anything unless the radio isn’t working. And importantly, you will lose some

[Elecraft] Reset Third-Hand KX3

2020-05-22 Thread Tommy Judson via Elecraft
Good Morning, I’m in the process of purchasing a KX3 and will be the third owner. The seller suggested the radio be reset but not entirely back to factory defaults. Never having owned an Elecraft radio I have no clue how to go about doing this. Would someone please point me in the right