[Elecraft] K3 and HRD turning AGC off

[W4CCS]

Hi Stephen:

YES, the same thing happens to me several times a week.. I have the same 
setup as you referenced to K3-HRD and I'm also using the HRD logbook and 
DX Cluster..

de W4CCS


On 5/7/2011 10:14 AM, Stephen Prior wrote:
> I have (and I think I reported some time ago) been experiencing occasional
> AGC misbehaviour where the AGC would suddenly turn off.  Insofar as I can
> remember this has only happened on ssb and up until now I had formed the
> impression that I may have rf getting in somewhere as it only seemed to be
> apparent after going back to receive.
>
> However, three times today the AGC has without warning turned off, and not
> whilst transmitting. (I have been more active than normal, exercising my GR
> call!).  On one occasion I was listening on 15m usb and as I was looking at
> the display I saw the 's' disappear ­ it was probably coincidence that a
> station had just started to call on the frequency, but maybe not.  This time
> I have been outside cutting grass  and returned to find the AGC had turned
> itself off again.  I am running Ham Radio Deluxe, but only for the logbook,
> however that requires the main control program to be running too.  HRD is
> constantly polling the K3 of course and perhaps a rogue command is entering
> the stream somewhere.  I am using the same prolific chipped usb adaptor that
> I have successfully used for years with a variety of OS's.  Now using
> windows 7 64 bit.  I can't remember if it happened on the previous XP
> machine.
>
> I have closed down HRD and not found the problem to re-occur, but to be
> honest the length of time for which I have listened without HRD running is
> small by comparison and the problem is sporadic to say the least.  Nothing I
> do to HRD seems to be able to force the problem.
>
> Not Elecraft's problem I'm sure, but I am curious as to whether anyone else
> has noticed this issue before I venture onto the HRD forum, where they can
> be a little over-defensive at times :-)
>
> 73, Stephen G4SJP
>
> K3 #980 and P3, latest firmwares.  I'm fairly sure this happened at least
> once before buying the P3.
>
>
>
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