[Elecraft] K3 and HRD turning AGC off

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> Trouble is the new features in HRD logbook, such as LOTW download
> etc, tend to keep bringing me back to HRD!

Try DXLab Suite ... its logbook (DXKeeper) has it all over HRD and
the rig control module (CI-V Commander) does not "abuse" the K3 CAT
interface.

No matter how one configures HRD, it polls the transceiver as quickly
as it can.  Watching HRD with a port snooping tool, it sends a poll
every time it receives data (within a millisecond).  When a control
program hammers any rig control processor that hard it's very likely
that data will be garbled or the controller will become overrun.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 5/7/2011 11:22 AM, Stephen Prior wrote:
> Thanks Jim
>
> Well I was pretty sure it was RF related until it happened twice on
> receive today when I hadn't been transmitting for quite some time!
> Perhaps I'll go back to MacLogger DX.   Trouble is the new features in HRD
> logbook, such as LOTW download etc, tend to keep bringing me back to HRD!
>
> 73 Stephen G4SJP
>
>
> On 07/05/2011 16:12, "JAMES ROGERS"<w4atk at bellsouth.net>  wrote:
>
>>
>> Absolutely. I had this problem as well with HRD.  I was never able to
>> resolve the issue. Since moving away from HRD to al Mac based software I
>> have not seen the problem again.  I, for one, do not think it is an
>> elecraft problem either, although it is hard to imagine why HRD would do
>> this when returning from SSB(Voice and Data)  transmit (this is when I
>> observed the problem). The consensus of support was it was RF in the
>> shack. But, if that is the case, why just AGC??  A frustrating problem to
>> say the least.
>>
>> 73s Jim, W4ATK
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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