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

Thu Nov 19 23:04:51 EST 2009

Leaving the room is good   :>)

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 8:24 PM, Steve Ellington <n4lq at carolina.rr.com> wrote:
> 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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