[Elecraft] K3 Firmware Problem - No Proper Menu Readout

[Chris Page]

Thanks Gary and Wayne.

I'm pleased to report that deleting and then downloading the files again from 
Elecraft to my computer and then re-loading them into the K3, cleared the 
problem with the MENU and CONFIG redout.

I then did a VCO MD calibration and this cleared the ERR PL1 problem.

All appears to now be working again.

Thanks to Gary and Wayne plus G4DMP, K2AV and W3FPR for their helpful 
suggestions.  Yet another example of what a wonderful Reflector this is.

73 de Chris, N4CJ (G4BUE)

On 25 Mar 2011 at 9:29, Dick Dievendorff wrote:

That is something to try. Delete the .hex files in the firmware folder and 
fetch them again with the K3Utility. That sounds the most likely.I wouldn't 
think it likely that the FP board suddenly failed. Although inability to write 
the serial EEPROM component might have symptoms like this. 

Dick

On Mar 25, 2011, at 9:21, Gary Surrency <gary at elecraft.com> wrote:


Dick,

I've never seen one quite like that.

Sounds like a good case for an EEINIT (parameter initialization as called in 
the K3 manual).

If it still is not right, the f/w files may have been corrupt and needs to be 
downloaded fresh from our site and reloaded into the K3.

If still a no go, the front panel board should be replaced.
--73, Gary AB7M