[Elecraft] Unexpected K-POD frequency excursions

[Peter Dougherty]

Nope, the K-pod connects directly to the K3s via an 8-pin flat cable,
terminated with RJ-45 connectors. The mouse is a USB wired mouse.



- pjd

 

From: AB2E Darrell <ab2e at hotmail.com> 
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2019 12:15 AM
To: Peter Dougherty <lists at w2irt.net>; Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Unexpected K-POD frequency excursions

 

Hi Peter,
Just an idea. Does the ipod generate a virtual serial port?
Do you have a bluetooth mouse?

Not quite my setup but I've recently had trouble with a usb serial cable
randomly interacting with the Microsoft bluetooth mouse and the serial cable
becomes intermittent. The mouse jumps randomly but also makes the serial
cable behave strangely. I'm wondering  if a similar thing is occurring to
you. My solution was to uninstall the mouse from device manager, shut down
and restart...win10 pro installs a fresh driver for the mouse. 

73 Darrell 

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Hi all,
In CQWW this weekend I ran across a problem that's been plaguing me in
previous contests too. With the K-pod connected to the radio (K3s) using the
supplied cable I'm finding that the main VFO QSYs down about 100-200 Hz on a
random basis. I tried loading the flat cable up with Mix 31 ferrites to no
effect. I haven't thoroughly tested this on all bands, but it definitely
occurred on 20 through 160. It was not a regular occurrence; maybe every 2-3
minutes it would happen. When I engage the VFO lock on the front panel of
the radio it stops doing it.

I has also been know to shut the radio off once every few days when I touch
the K-pod, which I'm attributing to static electricity. While I love the
functionality of my K-pod, I had to take it offline due to the frequency
excursions. I'd like to get a fix for this if at all possible. Suggestions?

 


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73 and Good DX
Peter, W2IRT



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