[Elecraft] RF Gain Calibration Error

[Brian Alsop]

Jim,

For what it is worth, did this recently with utility version 1.2.12.28 
and WIN-XP.  K3 firmware 4.03. Real RS232 serial port.  Main and subrx 
calibration worked just fine.

73 de Brian/K3KO

Jim Miller wrote:
> Just spent a few minutes retrying everything in the hopes that I missed
> something.
> 
> No go.
> 
> Same proper completion of Main RF gain cal, same huge blast when switching
> to Sub followed by error message when pressing "Calibrate" button.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> SN 1210, most recent firmware (4.12, 1.13, 2.60), Win7/64, KUSB (FTDI
> based), everything else seems to work fine, e.g. test comms, loading
> firmware, running K3 memory Editor, HRD v5.
> 
> 73
> 
> jim ab3cv
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 10:07 PM, Jim Miller <jim at jtmiller.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Dick
>>
>> Downloaded and now running v1.3.9.12. Win7/64 on COM3 communication test
>> works fine.
>>
>> Now getting the same error even when trying to run main receiver.
>>
>> Turned K3 off, restarted Utility, Main calibration worked ok. Clicking next
>> to go to sub results in monster blast in earpiece. Fails with same error.
>>
>> serial number 1210.
>>
>> jim
>>
>>   On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Dick Dievendorff <dieven at comcast.net>wrote:
>>
>>> Please use the current K3 Utility version. It fixes the no response issue.
>>>
>>> Dick, K6KR
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Sep 24, 2010, at 6:47 PM, Jim Miller <jim at jtmiller.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I was going through the RF gain calibration procedure using V1.2.8.25
>>> and
>>>> XG2 on 40m. Main receiver seemed to go OK but when switching to sub I
>>> got a
>>>> HUGE blast in the left ear piece. I continued anyway and got the
>>> following
>>>> error:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> RFG Calibration Error
>>>> DSP Command response did not arrive.
>>>>
>>>> MCU 4.12
>>>> FPF 1.13
>>>> DSP1/2 2.6
>>>>
>>>> left ear still ringing...
>>>>
>>>> Anyone else see this?
>>>>
>>>> jim ab3cv
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