[Elecraft] Transferring Configuration to another K3

[Matt Zilmer]

I examined the config files for both K3 and KX3.  They're both similar
in that each contains human-readable storage cell contents.  KX3 is
done line-by-line with 16 or 32 bytes of stored config per line, and
the K3 file shows one line per byte of stored config info.  They're
not compatible, which makes sense if you think about it.  The content
(regardless of format) is also not compatible to a large extent;
they're two different radio architectures and cal data is mostly
different between them.

Memory files are a different matter entirely.  These are written to
file as XML, so they're an abstraction rather than the radio's stored
contents cell-by-cell.  I don't know if Dick made them compatible
between radios, but I suspect he did (he may care to comment, and may
have already done so).  Since we have a common K3/KX3 memory utility
now, all that makes sense - the common format.  The storage
abstraction between the two radios seems to be identical (100 regular
memories, per-band quick memories, transverter memories).  So memory
files between the KX3 and K3 ought to be compatible, and portable
between rigs of same or different type.

Maybe one of the Elecraft gang will clear this up.

73,
matt W6NIA









On Mon, 13 Aug 2012 04:40:25 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:

>That was not quite the idea "between the lines", Holger, but you are right: I
>was only thinking of my two K3's which are software- and hardwarewise 100%
>identical. Otherwise, I wouldn't have tried to configure a transceiver with
>different options installed.
>Thanks for pointing that out and thanks to all who responded.
>
>73
>Richard
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>Richard - HB9ANM