[Elecraft] K3 -Firmware Downloader 1.1.3.6

[John Reiser]

Hi Eric and everyone,

I retried the download this morning, and everything went perfectly. :-)

I don't know what caused my CPU lockup yeaterday, but I doubt it was due to 
my USB/seial port adapter, or anything to do with the Elecraft loader 
utility, because they have been working fine here for some time.  I suspect 
it may have had something to do with my firewall (which seems to be a bit 
aggressive), or maybe even my screen saver (fish) kicking in at the wrong 
moment.  Anyway, all is well now.

I have tried most of the new features and set up my mike-gain/compression to 
4/15.  It sounds great on another receiver.  Haven't tried it on the air 
yet.

What a great radio!  It gets better and better! Thanks Elecraft!

And, many thanks to Eric and everone who responded to my rather panicky note 
last evening.

73,  John, W2GW


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft" <eric at elecraft.com>
To: "John Reiser" <reiserj at optonline.net>
Cc: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 -Firmware Downloader 1.1.3.6


> Hi John,
>
> Your K3 isn;t damaged. :-)
>
> The 1.28 loader should be fine. If you are having CPU lockup problems, 
> that may be due to a comm driver version issue if you are using a USB to 
> Serial adapter like the KUSB. If you have the KUSB, you absolutely need to 
> be using the latest drivers. They are noted in the install notes for the 
> KUSB and on our K3 software page. They can be found at:
>
> http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/downloads.asp?ID=31
>
> 73, Eric  WA6HHQ
> ---
>
>
>
> John Reiser wrote:
>> How can I download the latest K3 download utility revision 1.1.3.6?  It 
>> is not on the Elecraft website.  I tried to update my K3 firmware with 
>> the previous version of the utility.  It found the files OK, and 
>> seemingly updated the MCU with 1.75.  But then it locked up the computer 
>> while downloading the DSP with 1.57.  I had to do a hardware reset.
>>
>> Now my K3 doesn't work.  I trust that it is not permanently damaged.  I 
>> think that if I can get the latest loader utility, everything will be 
>> fine.
>>
>> Thanks and 73,
>>
>> John, W2GW
>>
>