[Elecraft] K3 Help

[Mike N8XPQ]

I am using COM 1 and it is the only one available in the drop down list of
the K3 utility. The streaming characters stop when I unplug the COM cable
from the rear of the rig. This tells me that the K3 is for some reason
sending a solid stream of characters that can be seen in the command tester
page. The firmware page continues to say K3 is not responding or unable to
communicate with K3. I have no idea why the rig would be sending a stream of
characters.

Mike


Dick Dievendorff wrote:
> 
> The K3 Utility command tester is showing you the characters it is
> receiving.
> Something is sending data over that COM port.
> 
> Please make sure that the COM port you have selected in the PORTS tab is
> the
> one connected to your K3.
> 
> Try turning your K3's power off (by removing the power connector, if
> necessary) and see if the data streaming stops. If it doesn't, the data
> isn't coming from your K3; maybe the COM port is connected to something
> else, or perhaps there's a defective cable.
> 
> Dick, K6KR
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike N8XPQ
> Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 6:01 PM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Help
> 
> 
> I have noticed something new as well. When I click on the command tester
> tab,
> the window pops up and a strange "y" with 2 dots over top of it are
> rapidly
> scrolling across the screen and filling it up.Hmmmm very strange????? When
> I
> disconnect the serial cable from the rig, it stops.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> 
> Mike N8XPQ wrote:
>> 
>> My K3 is stuck in MCU LD mode. I have tried everything in reference to
>> the
>> com port settings. The K3 utility continues to say K3 not communicating.
>> I
>> have the latest version of the utility and have attempted to re-load 2.10
>> firmware as well as 2.13 with no luck. I have also tried forcing a
>> firmware load  per the manual and directions in the firmware help files.
>> Still no luck. Any ideas????? I really don't want to be with a "dead" rig
>> all weekend.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Mike N8XPQ
>> 
> 
> 
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