[Elecraft] K3 Firmware 4.58 - Problem using K144XV

Fred Smith mfsj at mo-net.com
Sat Nov 17 06:28:57 EST 2012


Yes it has Wayne posted it a day or 2 ago it was ready.

73,
Fred/N0AZZ

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of hawley, charles j jr
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 5:23 AM
To: Wayne Burdick
Cc: Geoffrey Downs; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Firmware 4.58 - Problem using K144XV

Has the revised beta been published yet on the web site?

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Chuck, KE9UW
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On Nov 16, 2012, at 10:08 AM, "Wayne Burdick" <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:

> I just fixed this and will send you the new firmware to test. It 
> should be up on the web site later today.
> 
> Wayne
> N6KR
> 
> 
> On Nov 16, 2012, at 12:56 AM, Geoffrey Downs wrote:
> 
>> Yes my K3/K144XV does the same. When it showed 181 MHz on the VFO A 
>> display (after entering 145) ERR PL1 also appeared briefly on the VFO 
>> B display.
>> Then, after using the bandswitch to go to 2m the VFO A display 
>> started with
>> 144.000 MHz but on subsequent visits to 2m via the bandswitch it 
>> stayed where I had left it, as normal, and did not revert to 144.000 
>> MHz
>> 
>> 73 to all
>> Geoff
>> G3UCK
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Lothar Sack
>> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 10:58 PM
>> 
>> I am using my K3 with the internal transverter K144XV. Today I 
>> installed the (beta) Firmware 4.58.
>> My problem: Entering any 2m- QRG, e.g. 144.300 by pushing on the 
>> front panel "FREQ ENT" 1 4 4 . 3 0 0 "ENTER (AFX)" results in 
>> changing the K3 to
>> 180.300 MHz
>> e.g. 145.525 results in 181.525 MHz ...
>> Always exactly 36 MHz too much! Also when entering QRGs by my 
>> contesting software via RS232...
>> The only way to activate 2m is using the bandswitch-button - then my
>> K3
>> starts with 144.000 MHz.
>> 
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