Thanks Jim Well I was pretty sure it was RF related until it happened twice on receive today when I hadn't been transmitting for quite some time! Perhaps I'll go back to MacLogger DX. Trouble is the new features in HRD logbook, such as LOTW download etc, tend to keep bringing me back to HRD!
73 Stephen G4SJP On 07/05/2011 16:12, "JAMES ROGERS" <w4...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > >Absolutely. I had this problem as well with HRD. I was never able to >resolve the issue. Since moving away from HRD to al Mac based software I >have not seen the problem again. I, for one, do not think it is an >elecraft problem either, although it is hard to imagine why HRD would do >this when returning from SSB(Voice and Data) transmit (this is when I >observed the problem). The consensus of support was it was RF in the >shack. But, if that is the case, why just AGC?? A frustrating problem to >say the least. > >73s Jim, W4ATK >> >> >> On 5/7/2011 10:14 AM, Stephen Prior wrote: >>> I have (and I think I reported some time ago) been experiencing >>>occasional >>> AGC misbehaviour where the AGC would suddenly turn off. Insofar as I >>>can >>> remember this has only happened on ssb and up until now I had formed >>>the >>> impression that I may have rf getting in somewhere as it only seemed >>>to be >>> apparent after going back to receive. >>> >>> However, three times today the AGC has without warning turned off, and >>>not >>> whilst transmitting. (I have been more active than normal, exercising >>>my GR >>> call!). On one occasion I was listening on 15m usb and as I was >>>looking at >>> the display I saw the 's' disappear it was probably coincidence that a >>> station had just started to call on the frequency, but maybe not. >>>This time >>> I have been outside cutting grass and returned to find the AGC had >>>turned >>> itself off again. I am running Ham Radio Deluxe, but only for the >>>logbook, >>> however that requires the main control program to be running too. HRD >>>is >>> constantly polling the K3 of course and perhaps a rogue command is >>>entering >>> the stream somewhere. I am using the same prolific chipped usb >>>adaptor that >>> I have successfully used for years with a variety of OS's. Now using >>> windows 7 64 bit. I can't remember if it happened on the previous XP >>> machine. >>> >>> I have closed down HRD and not found the problem to re-occur, but to be >>> honest the length of time for which I have listened without HRD >>>running is >>> small by comparison and the problem is sporadic to say the least. >>>Nothing I >>> do to HRD seems to be able to force the problem. >>> >>> Not Elecraft's problem I'm sure, but I am curious as to whether anyone >>>else >>> has noticed this issue before I venture onto the HRD forum, where they >>>can >>> be a little over-defensive at times :-) >>> >>> 73, Stephen G4SJP >>> >>> K3 #980 and P3, latest firmwares. I'm fairly sure this happened at >>>least >>> once before buying the P3. >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >JIM ROGERS, W4ATK >w4...@bellsouth.net >http://web.me.com/jimrogers_w4atk >K3/100 P3 >K2/10 > > > > >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
