[Elecraft] K3: Firmware 4.48 release - stable, in use?

[Ian Kahn]

All,

I know, from talking to Rick Ruhl (W4PC), that the new ownership of HRD
holds an interest in solving this issue.  If we, as a collective, can
provide them with some empirical evidence of this issue, I know it will go
a long way toward getting a resolution.  Let's all be part of the solution
instead of part of the problem.

73,

Ian
 Ian Kahn, KM4IK
Roswell, GA  EM74ua
km4ik.ian at gmail.com
K3 #281, P3 #688


On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Dave New, N8SBE <n8sbe at arrl.net> wrote:

> Use Larry's N8LP LP-Bridge to intermediate:
> http://www.telepostinc.com/LPB.html
>
> I had been using it prior to getting my P3, so I could share HRD or N1MM
> with the PowerSDR/IF program and Larry's LP-Pan, and never had any AGC
> issues with the K3.
>
> When I dropped usage of Larry's LP-Pan for the P3, I tried running HRD
> 'bare' with the K3, and found pretty quickly that was a no-go.
>
> I found that if I launch LP-Bridge first, then connect HRD via
> LP-Bridge, I haven't had any issues.  LP-Bridge caches the K3 state and
> hands it out to all comers, including HRD.  Apparently, LP-Bridge is not
> fazed by HRD's manhandling.
>
> I tried to discuss HRD's fast polling rate on a local repeater one day
> after week, and was essentially told to go pound sand.  There seems to
> be a *lot* of HRD apologists out there...
>
> 73,
>
> -- Dave, N8SBE
>
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: Firmware 4.48 release - stable, in use?
> > From: N5GE <Lists at n5ge.com>
> > Date: Thu, March 29, 2012 8:19 am
> > To: John K3TN <jpescatore at aol.com>
> > Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> >
> >
> > No problems that I'm aware of and I've used it since it was beta.
> >
> > I'm a retired IT developer so I understand your feelings about beta
> stuff, but
> > I've never had a problem with the K3 betas.  I just make sure I save the
> current
> > configuration of the K3 before updating the firmware.
> >
> > Regarding HRD, I used to use it, but found that it was causing a lot of
> trouble
> > with the K3.  There have been several threads here regarding the K3,
> mostly
> > regarding what you mentioned and it seems that HRD poles the K3 so fast
> that it
> > causes trouble in the areas you mentioned.  I've written my own
> application for
> > the K3 and use events to get rig state rather than polling.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
> > ARRL Lifetime Member
> > QCWA Lifetime Member
> >
> > "Farmers rotate crops to keep their land strong.
> > Voters can keep THEIR LAND STRONG by rotating
> > politicians at the ballot box each term."
> > -- Otis Mukinfus --
> > http://www.otismukinfus.com
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:19:52 -0700 (PDT), John K3TN <jpescatore at aol.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > >I work in Internet security and have an ingrained bias against using
> any beta
> > >software. However, I use the HRD software that occasionally zaps my K3
> AGC
> > >settings, and putting a P3 inline seems to have exacerbated the
> problem. Not
> > >fun when AGC gets turned off on strong signals...
> > >
> > >It looks like beta version 4.48 of the K3 firmware should help and it
> seems
> > >to have been out for quite some time. Any issues with moving to 4.48?
> > >
> > >Thanks, John K3TN
> >
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