[Elecraft] K3: Need help loading new firmware

[Dick Dievendorff]

Your K3 should be powered in for this. After you click Send, there is a green progress bar at the bottom that should show steady progress. It takes about 5 minutes or so. The progress bar should be moving visibly   

Dick, K6KR


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On Aug 13, 2010, at 9:38 PM, Jay <Livn2good at qwest.net> wrote:

> Gave up trying to get the big computer (Vista) to talk thru COM Ports.  
> It just won't find one.....So went to my old Laptop w/Vista and it 
> picked up Com3, said it was communicating so I clicked on "Send All New 
> Firmware to K3".  It says "Sending firmware file hmcu0405.hex to 
> MCU"...... That was half hour ago....Still just nothing happening.  
> Should my K3 be on or off for this?  Think I only did this once before 
> when I built it years ago.  P3 is on the way and I'm told I have to 
> upgrade the firmware.     W6JDB
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