[Elecraft] KDSP2 - strange problem

Thu Jun 26 07:19:00 2003

    Mine does the exact same thing. I've had problems with auxbus timing at the start. The moral is do not be first on the block to buy something new, there is always bugs to work out. The first users suffer the most. Therefore I will wait a while before I consider a transverter.


George N8GW
K2-100 3091
DSP
KAT100
>  

> From: Bob Nielsen <[email protected]>
> Date: 2003/06/24 Tue PM 04:57:26 EDT
> To: elecraft <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KDSP2 - strange problem
> 
> On Tue, Jun 24, 2003 at 01:36:00PM -0700, Douglas Westover wrote:
> > Well, its probably not the KDSP2's fault, but
> > since installing it I've encountered a problem
> > that I hadn't seen before. I have a KPA100/
> > KAT100 mounted in a separate EC-2 enclosure.
> > If I load into an antenna with an SWR in excess
> > of 3 or 4:1 the fan on the KPA comes on and the
> > KDSP2 comes up as "not inst". Powering down
> > and back up restores every thing to normal. 
> > 
> > This must be some sort of RFI problem, but just
> > what is being affected isn't clear. Would the new
> > KPA 100 shielding be a solution? Since the KPA
> > is in its own enclosure I wouldn't think so but who
> > knows?
> > 
> > Any suggestions appreciated.
> 
> This has been seen by a few others and appears to be related to auxbus
> timing.  Lyle has revised the firmware and it is currently being
> tested.  I expect that something will be announced fairly soon.
> 
> Bob, N7XY
> 
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