[Elecraft] Re: K3 Configuration

[Gregory Fischer]

Glad it worked Joe.  I knew Simon stuck that in there but at first I  
just could not remember where it was.

73 and Happy New Year!
Greg
AB7R

On Dec 29, 2008, at 10:11 AM, JA STAPLES wrote:

> Greg
>
> That's it !
>
> I gather that HRD is reading the actual settings of the K3 in real  
> time.  I imagine we can make the comparison of the 4 K3s just by  
> swapping them and comparing the various settings.  That will be a  
> great help in assuring that they are all "on the same page".
>
> I assume that Elecraft has similar software to read the actual  
> Configuration files to assist in trouble-shooting customer  
> problems.  I knew about HRD but never used it.
>
> Thanks again ... another "feather in the cap" for the Elecraft crew !!
>
> This might be of interest to others ... wonder if it should be  
> posted on the Reflector ?
>
> Joe, W5ASP
>
> --- On Mon, 12/29/08, Gregory Fischer <ab7r at cablespeed.com> wrote:
> From: Gregory Fischer <ab7r at cablespeed.com>
> Subject: Re: K3 Configuration
> To: w5asp at yahoo.com
> Date: Monday, December 29, 2008, 1:37 AM
>
> Found it.  With HRD open, go to TOOLS and then Extended Menus and  
> select K3.  Of course you have to be connected to the radio first.   
> The program will then check all the setting and show the current  
> value and the default.
>
> 73
> Greg
> AB7R
>
> On Dec 28, 2008, at 8:06 PM, JA STAPLES wrote:
>
>> Greg,
>>
>> Thanks for the prompt response ....
>>
>> I have searched the HRD documentation and did not find anything  
>> that appears to help.  There is some stuff re translating HEX codes  
>> but it seems to deal with firmware files ... maybe ...
>>
>> What I'm looking for is a way to "read" the files that are created  
>> by the Elecraft K3 Utility when the CONFIGURATION tab is selected,  
>> and the choice "Save K3 configuration as .."
>> is selected.  The resulting file is written into a folder with the  
>> name
>>  " K3Serial #.YYYMMDDT###.K3CONFIG.   A new file is written each  
>> time the current configuration is saved.  Appaently the can be  
>> recalled and the K3 reconfigured to a previous settig.
>>
>> As I said we have 4 K3s and want to compare their settings.
>>
>> Joe, W5ASP
>>
>>
>>
>> --- On Sun, 12/28/08, Gregory Fischer <ab7r at cablespeed.com> wrote:
>> From: Gregory Fischer <ab7r at cablespeed.com>
>> Subject: Re: K3 Configuration
>> To: "JA STAPLES" <w5asp at yahoo.com>
>> Cc: k3support at elecraft.com
>> Date: Sunday, December 28, 2008, 12:38 PM
>>
>> I think Ham Radio Deluxe has a feature to do something like this.
>>
>> 73
>> Greg
>> AB7R
>>
>> On Dec 28, 2008, at 9:23 AM, JA STAPLES wrote:
>>
>>> Is there any way to list or print out the contents of the  
>>> configuration file created by the K3 Utility.  We use 4 different  
>>> four K3s and would like to be able to compare the configuration  
>>> settings.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Joe, W5ASP
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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