[Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] K3 Beta Firmware Rev. 3.59: Misc. improvements

[Steve Ellington]

During firmware uploads, I don't even touch the mouse! May be safer to just 
leave the room.

Steve
N4LQ
N4LQ at carolina.rr.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dalej" <dalej2 at mac.com>
To: <Elecraft_K3 at yahoogroups.com>
Cc: "Elecraft Reflector" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 7:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft_K3] K3 Beta Firmware Rev. 3.59: Misc. improvements


I had the same loud pop and crackle with s-meter pegging out when I
turned on power to the K3 today.  It was previously set on Radio NZ
freq and AM sync was enabled when I turned it off this morning before
leaving on a road trip.  I re-loaded 3.59 late this afternoon and now
all seems to be ok.  I tried turning off the K3, leaving it on AM with
sync enabled and it did not pop and crack plus the S-meter did not peg
out.  I must have had a faulty upload the first time.  I have to admit
while uploading the firmware I was doing other things on the computer
so maybe it was due to my fiddling.  I'll check it out again early in
the morning, but everything seems to be ok now.  In fact it appears
the sync is locking faster and more steady now.  Keeping fingers
crossed.

Dale, K9VUJ



On 19, Nov 2009, at 3:46, dalej wrote:

> Loaded 3.59 just now.  Radio NZ on 9765, locks on with the K3 at
> 9764.984, it's dithering a couple of hz. 5-4-5-4-3 etc.
>
> After this load I thought I had a problem.  It ended the download and
> returned the K3 to (what I thought) would be normal operation with a
> loud pop and crackle in the speaker.  The S-meter was pegged out.  I
> shut down the K3 for a few seconds and turned it back on with the same
> results.  So I turned off the K3 and the power supply for a little
> longer then turned it back on, meter still pegged out, after several
> seconds or perhaps a minute the meter slowly came back down and I was
> receiving Radio NZ.  Now everything seems to be ok.  I have not tried
> transmitting yet.
>
> Dale, K9VUJ
>
>
>
> On 18, Nov 2009, at 20:41, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>
>> K3 beta-test firmware revision 3.59 (with DSP rev. 2.46) is now
>> available. See release notes below.
>>
>> Rev. 3.59 does _not_ include any changes to DVR message playback and
>> cancel. These are still in the works and will be made available in
>> time for the phone contest this weekend.
>>
>> Please send any questions to k3support at elecraft.com. For instructions
>> on how to load beta firmware, see:
>>
>>     http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_software.htm
>>
>> 73,
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>>
>> * * *
>>
>> MCU 3.59 / DSP 2.46, 11-18-2009
>>
>> * FSK-D WAS CHANGING TO AFSK-A ON A/B or REV: Fixed.
>>
>> * SYNC AM VFO TRACKING ACCURACY IMPROVED (DSP 2.46). The offset
>> contributed by the synchronous AM detector's PLL should be only
>> a few Hz, max.
>>
>> * SWR INDICATOR TONES AFTER ATU TUNE: If switch tones
>> are enabled, a second tone will be emitted following an ATU TUNE.
>> This tone provides a rough idea of the SWR that the KAT3 was
>> able to obtain:
>>
>>  Lower pitch than 1st tone: Unknown SWR (ant. may be shorted)
>>  Same pitch as 1st tone: SWR <= 2.0:1
>>  Medium-high pitch: SWR <= 3.0:1
>>  High pitch: SWR > 3.0:1.
>>
>> This feature was added primarily for our blind customers, but it’s
>> useful whenever you tap ATU TUNE without looking at the final SWR
>> reading.
>>
>> Remote Control Command Changes:
>>
>> * IC COMMAND (ICON status): Now returning correct message
>> bank in voice modes (byte a, bit 3).
>>
>>
>>
>>
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