[Elecraft] Fwd: K3 Failed DSP Firmware Download

[Fred Jensen]

On 2/6/2011 10:23 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:

> Good observation about the plumbing Lu. I'll remember that. Even though the
> K3 is an amazing bit of technology, sometimes I long for the rough
> simplicity of the homebrew station I started out with years ago, Hi!

I don't.  Right after I retired in 2000, and still had an HP-23 power 
supply, I resurrected my 40m ARC-5 TX from the basement for SKN.  "This 
will be fun and nostalgic," I said.  It was neither.  The rig loaded the 
antenna fine, but that's where the "fine" ended.  Ignoring the three 
times I got my hand or fingers across the key, making Q's was hugely 
tough.  Radios have improved over the years, and I like it.

For the record, I run the K3 Utility on an XP laptop the local "computer 
boys" built for me.  I use the USB/232 adapter I got from Elecraft.  I 
have never [as in never ever, not even once] had a problem loading new 
firmware.  The first time I used Dick's K3 Utility, I forged directly 
into it, as we all usually do, and had a problem with finding the 
firmware on the laptop once I downloaded it with my FTP Client. 
Finally, I retreated to RTFM, and haven't had a problem with it since. :-)

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011
- www.cqp.org