[Elecraft] K3 BETA FIRMWARE RELEASE -- MCU rev 1.94 / doesn't work at all (?!)

[Frank Lammel]

Downgrade back to 1.88 made it work again. So I don't think it comes 
from outside the box...

73
Frank, DD7ZT



Stewart Baker schrieb:
> No problems here.
> Just an "off the wall thought", is the DC supply to your K3 OK ?
> I had a similar symptoms with a loose PSU connection.
> 
> 73
> Stewart G3RXQ
> On Wed, 14 May 2008 09:28:11 +0200, Frank Lammel wrote:
>> I loaded rev 1.94 yesterday evening. My main problem is the not 
> working
>> VOX in 1.88. However it was more worse than with 1.88! Once set 
> to VOX I
>> couldn't set it back to PTT. It switched the whole time to TX, 
> no matter
>> what MIC gain settings I choosed. (Oh, I didn't tried the VOX 
> gain, it
>> is still at 35, maybe this would help?!). Well, also the TRX 
> seemed to
>> had some kind of other problems. All LEDs swichted to on and off 
> again,
>> the display get's dark and some relays clicked. Then it came 
> back. This
>> happened several times.
>>
>> Does anybody had similar problems? Or did I make another 
> mistake?
>> 73!
>> Frank, DD7ZT
>>
>>
>> wayne burdick schrieb:
>>> Thanks to your input on the last firmware release (1.88), we've 
> made a
>>> number of important improvements.
>>>
>>> For the first time, we're posting new firmware as "beta." 
> Upgrading is
>>> optional: if you want to minimize your risk, you might want to 
> wait
>>> until we've blessed it as a normal production firmware release. 
> (Or
>>> until all your friends have it and you're a little jealous.)
>>>
>>> We'd love to have as many thrill-seekers as possible take the 
> plunge and
>>> load the new firmware now. We think it's greatly improved, and 
> it will
>>> certainly clear up many of the issues noted over the past week. 
> Even
>>> though we're headed to Dayton in a couple of days, we'll be 
> monitoring
>>> closely for any additional issues.
>>>
>>> For release notes and instructions on how to load beta 
> firmware, please
>>> see:
>>>
>>> http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_software.htm
>>>
>>> The instructions (linked from within the release notes) explain 
> how to
>>> create a separate folder for the beta revision. This will allow 
> you to
>>> easily revert to an older revision if you find it necessary. 
> Hopefully not!
>>> For your convenience I've also provide the release notes below.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Wayne
>>> N6KR
>>>
>>> * * *
>>>
>>> MCU 1.94 / DSP 1.73, 5-12-08
>>>
>>> * VOX: Increased sensitivity. Typical VOX GN settings now 
> ~30-50.
>>> * VOICE MONITOR: Eliminated "scratchy" artifacts with 
> compression set
>>> to high levels.
>>>
>>> * FM DEVIATION ADJUSTABLE:  Use CONFIG:FM DEV menu entry 
> (default: 5.0
>>> kHz).
>>>
>>> * Flash memory driver improved to prevent occasional receive 
> dropouts,
>>> "ERR PL1", and
>>> "FPF LOAD PENDING" messages.
>>>
>>> * XMIT SWITCH IN MENU: Tapping XMIT while in menu correctly
>>> starts/ends transmit.
>>>
>>> * PASSBAND SHIFT BELOW "0.00" CORRECTED: The SHIFT control no 
> longer
>>> allows
>>> continued rotation below 0.00. (This was occurring only with
>>> sidetone pitch < 500 Hz.)
>>>
>>> * SQUELCH/RF GAIN CONTROL CHANGES: By default, the RF/SQL 
> concentric pots
>>> control main and subreceiver RF gain, and squelch is controlled 
> by
>>> two CONFIG menu
>>> entries (SQ MAIN and SQ SUB). But setting SQ MAIN to "=SUB POT" 
> assigns
>>> SUB RF/SQL pot to both main and sub squelch, and in this case, 
> the
>>> main RF/SQL
>>> pot controls both main and sub RF gain. Setting SQ MAIN back to 
> a
>>> numeric value
>>> restores the default assignments. Note: Squelch applies only to 
> FM
>>> mode at present.
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
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>>>
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