[Elecraft] K-pod question

[Keith Onishi]

My K-Pod with the latest firmware release does not show such symptom. So D4 is always OFF unless sending command to set D4 on.
MCU/FPF/DSP is 5.54/1.26/2.88.

73 de JH3SIF, Keith

> 2016/12/12 19:15、Ed K1EP <k1ep.list at gmail.com> のメール：
> 
> My D4 is always on too, as I have upgraded to the latest release. Although
> I have had my KPod for a while, I just started using mine regularly. I
> thought there were a couple of macros that didn't work right, but I
> attributed that to my lack of macro experience on the K3.  I will take a
> closer look now and see if the Beta firmware is the fix.
> 
> On Dec 12, 2016 2:42 AM, "Ed Muns" <ed at w0yk.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hopefully, someone from Elecraft will address this question soon, but
>> meanwhile here is what I've discovered.
>> 
>> I have two K-Pods, each with firmware 1.02.  When Mike contacted me
>> off-list
>> about this "D4 always on" question, I replied no, D4 should not be on.  It
>> has never been on in my units.
>> 
>> Then, I updated to K-Pod Production firmware version 1.09 today and guess
>> what?  Now, my D4 LEDs were on all the time.  Moreover, the K-Pod command
>> to
>> turn them off didn't work.  In fact, none of the K-Pod commands worked.
>> 
>> I had the latest Production MCU/FP/DSP firmware installed so it never
>> occurred to me that maybe the Beta firmware was required.  Nonetheless, I
>> installed the latest Beta firmware and the D4 LED extinguished as soon as
>> Beta FP 1.26 installed.  And, now all the K-Pod commands work again.
>> 
>> So, if (1) you are a recent recipient of a K-Pod with 1.09 firmware, or (2)
>> have updated your K-Pod to firmware version 1.09, you might need to load
>> the
>> Beta MCU 5.54/FP 1.26/DPS 2.88 firmware if the issues described here
>> concern
>> you.  As far as I could tell, all other aspects of the K-Pod worked fine
>> with K-Pod 1.09 and the current Production K3 firmware versions.
>> 
>> Ed W0YK
>> ________________________________________________________________________
>> 
>> Mike VE3WDM asked:
>> 
>> Good afternoon, I just connected the K-pod to my K3 for the first time
>> after
>> updating the firmware to the latest. I noticed that D4 is always on just
>> wondering if this is normal?
>> 
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