[Elecraft] K3-Problem with DX spot point-&-click

[David Wilburn]

Except for contests (where I use N1MM) I use ACLOG for all of my 
general logging.  I have not had issues with ACLOG.  It is very handy 
for uploading to LOTW.  It would be nice if the interface was a bit 
more configurable.

David Wilburn
NM4M
http://www.nm4m.com



Terry Schieler wrote:
> Fellow Elecraftonians,
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> For years I have used N3FJP’s ACLog logging software in conjunction with 
> my FT1000MP and TS-850SAT.  Like most others, the program has a DX 
> Tel-net spot “point-&-click” feature that changes the frequency, band 
> and mode on my rigs with lightning quickness.  This weekend in the 
> contest I used ACLog with my K3 for the first time. 
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> K3/100 #474
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> Firmware:  v2.46 
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> DSP:  v1.92
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> I found that the K3 was very slow to respond to clicking on the DX spots 
> in the logging software.  Both the logging program and the K3 were set 
> to 38,400 baud, 8 data bits, NO parity and 1 stop bit. When I would 
> click on a spot that was in the same band that the K3 was currently set 
> to, the frequency change was made fairly quickly.  But when I clicked on 
> a spot that called for a band change, I noticed that the mode would 
> often change first (on the K3’s existing frequency) then a 1-2 second 
> delay before the rig changed to the newly spotted band.  To top it off, 
> the resulting mode was often incorrect on the K3 after making the change 
> to the new spot.  I could find no specific pattern to the mode changes. 
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> I checked and rechecked the logging software settings to no avail.  It 
> was obvious to me from the get go that the K3 doesn’t change bands all 
> that quickly when pressing the BAND button on the front panel, so I 
> suspect that the logging software is “pressing the button” but the K3 
> just takes longer to respond to a band change than my old ‘MP or TS-850.
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> Has anyone else experienced this?  If so, is there a known fix?  I have 
> also sent this info to the logging software’s developer as well as it 
> may be an issue on that end.
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> 73,
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> Terry, W0FM
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