[Elecraft] K3 - RF Gain Calibration Error

[K9ZTV]

Had the same problem in the Fall.

Solution (for me) was to download the latest firmware into a fresh 
directory (no other files), and re-install the latest version of the 
Utility.

Calibration proceeded normally after that.

73,

Kent  K9ZTV
K3 #21



On 1/9/2011 2:50 PM, Ken K3IU wrote:
> Geoff:
>
> I had this same problem back in mid October 2010 (may still
> have it... I just haven't tried to do the RF Cal recently)
> and swapped several emails with Dick Dievendorff on the
> subject. We came up with nothing and he was going to confer
> with Lyle when he got back from vacation. Obviously, this
> wasn't at the top of the priority list :-D .
>
> Dick... any late breaking developments on this issue???
>
> 73,
> Ken Wagner K3IU
> K3 #202

> On 1/9/2011 3:18 PM, Geoffrey Downs wrote:
>> This afternoon I performed an RF gain calibration on the main and sub
>> receivers using my XG2 and K3 Utility Version 1.3.10.15. All went well.
>>
>> Then I realised that, contrary to the instructions, I had not turned off
>> TEXT DEC. So I turned it off and re-did the RF gain calibration. All went
>> well with the main rx but when I started the sub rx calibration a box came
>> up headed "RF Gain Calibration Error" and the message in it said "DSP
>> command response did not arrive." Tried exiting utility, turning off K3 and
>> restarting pc but now the same thing happens every time. K3 f/w 4.22.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> 73 to all
>>
>> Geoff
>> G3UCK
>