[Elecraft] K3 comatose - sorted, thanks

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> Click SETUP for the radio port on the PORTS  tab.  Set the 
> radio to NONE and disable querries.

It is not necessary to do both.  Setting the radio type to 
"none" will disable the polling completely.  

73, 

   ... Joe Subich, W4TV 
       microHAM America 
       http://www.microHAM-USA.com 
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       support at microham.com 
 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Greg - AB7R
> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 11:32 AM
> To: dj7mgq at muenchen-mail.de; Stewart Rolfe
> Cc: elecraft reflector
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 comatose - sorted, thanks
> 
> 
> Stewart,  I also use a Microham device (MK2R+).  Click SETUP  
> for the radio port on the PORTS  tab.  Set the radio to NONE 
> and disable querries.  Save the configuration as  something 
> like "K3 Firmware".  Now it should work fine.  It may be a 
> little slower  than a straight native COM port, but it has 
> worked fine for me for the past 4  months or so.  Now 
> whenever I need to update, I just click that preset and 
> there's no problems.   ------------------------- 73, Greg - 
> AB7R Whidbey Island WA NA-065 K3#0009  On Thu Feb 21  4:58 , 
> Stewart Rolfe  sent:  >dj7mgq at muenchen-mail.de wrote: >> Hi 
> Stewart, >> >>> I'm sure it's just in a coma and wonder if 
> anyone here knows how to >>> resuscitate prior to Aptos 
> waking up; maybe I should play some music to >>> it, always 
> thought the K3 would be a Frank Zappa sort of radio..... >>> 
> There must be contingency plans for repairing wiped out 
> firmware such >>> as would happen if a power cut occurred mid 
> way through a re-flash so >>> I'm not panicking (yet). >> >> 
> >> Try doing this: >> 
> ================================================ >> Forcing a 
> Firmware Download >> >> If you accidentally load an old or 
> incompatible >> firmware version and find the K3 
> unresponsive, do >> the following: >> >> (1) unplug the K3 
> from the power supply and wait 5 seconds; >> >> (2) plug the 
> power supply back in; >> >> (3) hold the K3?s POWER switch 
> in; after about 10 seconds, you?ll see  >> the TX LED flash 
> (you?ll also see MCU LD on the LCD); >> >> (4) load the 
> correct firmware version. >> 
> ================================================ >> From page 
> 42 of K3 Owners Manual C1.pdf >> >> vy 73 de toby >Toby and 
> Ken, > >I tried a 'Force Firmware Download' but got the 
> response from the K3  >Utility of no response from the K3. 
> Then I remembered I use a virtual  >com port via my Microham 
> cw keyer and the usb router; this normally  >works fine but I 
> tried a direct hardware comm port connection and the  
> >'forcing' worked....! so all is well now and many thanks for 
> the quick  >responses to you both. > >Presumably the 
> interruption screwed the virtual com port software  
> >interface while leaving the hardware port unscathed. I've 
> just  >reconnected  the Microham and reset the port settings 
> and all is back to  >normal between the radio and upload 
> utility. > >73, > >Stewart, GW0ETF 
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