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

[Frank Lammel]

Hi all,

problem described below is now fixed. Tnx to Wayne for the support by 
email! I loaded the newest beta without any problems. Did some tests 
yesterday evening. VOX works again. Everything I use seems to be fine. I 
guess I had some problems during the update which wasn't successful. I 
couldn't reproduce it. So let's go on playing and work some new band 
points ;-)

73 to all & tnx for all answers!

Frank, DD7ZT




Frank Lammel schrieb:
> 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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