You should have had to do that. The mistake is mine, not yours. I didn't think to turn Tech Mode OFF on my K3 during development, and the response to the Tx Alc menu query differs depending on whether Tech Mode is ON or OFF.
It's a difference in K3 response depending on a seemingly unrelated state. I discovered several of these during development of the feature, but didn't find this one. None of the Field Testers discovered it either (although they did discover some other states I hadn't). I'll fix this bug in the next K3 Utility Release. Mea Culpa. There's a different bug related to KAT3 BYP setting. My rig works OK in BYP or AUTO, but some others show high SWR when the KAT3 is in AUTO mode (I'm guessing the ATU has been tuned for a "real" antenna, and the tuning for a dummy load is different). In any case, I meant to turn the KAT3 into BYP mode and restore it after calibration (on each band), and there's a bug in the code that didn't do this right. If you have a KAT3, please set it to BYP before doing Tx Gain Calibration, and I'll do it automatically for you in the next K3 Utility version. 73 de Dick, K6KR -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of NZ0T Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2008 3:54 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: Automated Transmit Gain Calibration at 5 W, 50 W, and 1 mW Well DUH! I forgot to enable CONFIG:TECH MD. Once done the calibration ran like a champ. NZ0T wrote: > > I'm getting an error message and the calibration fails. I am > communicating fine with the K3. The message is "Unexpected response > "d...@nqr@008AE" to "DS" State 41. The "AE" are different characters than I > can type here but the closest I can come to them. Any ideas? > > And Merry Christmas!! > Bill NZ0T > > wayne burdick wrote: >> >> Dick just announced his latest revision of K3 Utility (see below), >> which will automatically perform all of the steps involved in K3 >> transmit gain calibration. I'm posting, too, just in case his subject >> line didn't your attention. >> >> This is a real labor-saver. It can safely be done at any time, even if >> you think your K3's transmit gain has already been calibrated >> correctly. All you need is an appropriate dummy load. See full >> instructions below. >> >> I'd like to thank Dick for his efforts on this. In fact, it's so cool >> that we're now thinking about what else we can automate :) >> >> 73, >> Wayne >> >> Dick Dievendorff wrote: >> >>> New versions of the Elecraft K3 Utility for Windows, Mac OS/X and >>> Linux are >>> available on the Elecraft K3 software web page: >>> http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_software.htm >>> >>> The primary new capability is a Transmitter Gain Calibration "wizard", >>> accessible from the Configuration tab, that automates the Transmitter >>> Gain >>> Calibration procedure described on pages 48-49 of the K3 Owner's manual >>> (Revision D-1). K3 Utility Help has been updated to describe this >>> feature. >>> >> >> >> --- >> >> http://www.elecraft.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> You must be a subscriber to post to the list. >> Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): >> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm >> Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com >> >> > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-Utility-version-1.1.12.22-now-available-on-Elecraft- web-site-tp1786930p1802452.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
