[Elecraft] AUTOINF Auto 1 Anomaly

[Don Wilhelm]

Rick,

When used with a logging program, the SteppIR controller only listens on 
the RS-232 signalling - it does not initiate any data requests from the 
K3 (it depends on the logging program to poll for that data.
If the logging program is not active, then SteppIR must poll for band 
information - there is a setting in the SteppIR application to allow or 
disallow the SteppIR direct polling for K3 data.  Check the SteppIR 
information for the details.

It does come down to the fact that RS-232 buss definitions do not allow 
for multiple drivers on a signalling line.  When in use with other com 
port oriented applications (such as a logger), the SteppIR controlled 
must disable its drivers (but not the receivers).  When the logger 
application is not present, the SteppIR controller must issue commands 
(A driver must be enabled) to the K3 and apparently in your case, that 
is not happening.  Check your settings for the SteppIR application.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 3/25/2015 9:32 PM, Rick Tavan wrote:
> All of a sudden, my SteppIR stopped tracking my K3 even though the SteppIR controller was in General Mode. This has been working for years and I had made no recent changes to cabling.  I confirmed that CONFIG AUTOINF was set to Auto 1. Then I ran a logging program that polls the radio and the SteppIR began tracking just fine. I turned off the logger and it stopped tracking again. It was exactly as if AUTOINF was set to nor. So I cycled that setting, changing AUTOINF to nor and then back to Auto 1. Finally, the SteppIR resumed tracking without the logger. Has anyone else seen this or have an idea why Auto 1 quietly stopped sending frequency messages until I cycled it?
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