[Elecraft] Woke Up With A Headache--No K3 ATU

[Bruce McLaughlin]

I believe the digital gods like to toy with us.  My K-3 has largely behaved
itself but several weeks ago it suddenly stopped producing RF when tune was
pressed.  Turning it on and off, etc., did not entice it to work.  It
however was working in all other respects, including producing RF when keyed
with the paddle.  I finally gave up and called Elecraft.  After a bit of
inquiry it was determined that somehow a "bit flipped in the code."  After a
reset and a manual reentry of the various menu settings everything worked
fine and has continued to do so.  As far as I know, nothing unusual had
occurred before that situation developed.  In any event, I am glad your K-3
is working again.

Bruce-W8FU

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dave Yarnes
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 6:44 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Woke Up With A Headache--No K3 ATU

Hi All,

When I went to bed last night, everything was A O K.  This morning, I turned

on the K3, and got an error message--no ATU!  Sure enough, the ATU would not

trigger.  K3 menu is set for ATU, and cycling the power on and off a few 
times didn't seem to help.  However, perserverance wins, and finally a cycle

of power on and off restored the ATU!  Go figure!  ATU now seems to be 
functioning O.K.

These microprocessors are indeed confounding devices.  I don't know if I 
have something to worry about or not, but it concerns me since I've never 
received an error message like that--at least not since I got the K3 
properly up and running.  I hope this radio isn't going to get cranky!

Dave W7AQK


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