[Elecraft] K3EXREF

[Brett Howard]

This was a known bug that was found in field test.  I submitted it to
Wayne and he's all over it.

~Brett

On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 10:09 PM, Igor Kosvin <k.igor at comcast.net> wrote:
> Jim,
> I installed the K3EXREF today. I agree with everything you wrote. Good pair
> of tweezers took care of the lock washer. The anomaly is present exactly as
> you described. Not affecting performance, but it is there. I have MCU=4.36,
> FPF=1.14, DSP1=DSP2=2.73.
> 73,
> Igor, N1YX
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Sheldon
> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 12:57 PM
> To: Elecraft Mailing List
> Subject: [Elecraft] K3EXREF
>
> Tracking number I got from Lisa says it is supposed to be here today.  Mail
> man should be here in a few minutes, so, following the instructions in the
> downloadable manual, I have the K3 opened up and ready to do the install.
> The hardest part of the whole thing will be re-installing that split
> lockwasher on the backside of the KREF3 board once the external reference
> mod has been mounted.  Everything else is a piece of cake.  (Actually, I
> have a magnetized pair of long tweezers that should do the job nicely.)
>
> As I was writing this, the mailman brought the package.  Time involved in
> opening the rig - between 5 and 7 minutes.  I had already loosened the KREF3
> board and retrieved the lockwasher.  Mounted the SMA jack on the back panel,
> ran the cable, mounted the board & hardware per instructions, plugged in the
> cable and buttoned up the radio.  Total time just shy of 20 minutes, not
> counting the study time of the manual prior to beginning.  Another minute to
> set up the menu item and make sure it was working and still 20 minutes or
> less total time.  Well written instructions and very easy to install the
> board, even with my poor eyesight.
>
> The Trimble Thunderbolt has been running for a bit over a month now and a
> friend of mine gave me a real nice 3' long cable with SMA connectors on both
> ends that will match up perfectly.  -
>
> I did notice one anomaly.  Once the * symbol started flashing, moving away
> from the REF CAL left the 4th character from the left in the VFO B display
> window flashing for every entry in the CONFIG menu.  Once you exit MENU mode
> and re-enter it, the flashing stops until you again look at the REF CAL item
> at which time it starts flashing again.  This is only a minor bug, but I
> thought it should at least be called to the attention of the programmers.
>
> Jim - W0EB
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