After I used it, my K3 had been changed. Before, it was a 100 W unit. After, only 12. I had to restore an earlier K3 configuration file to restore it. There might have been other K3 changes also that I corrected by this config restore without even knowing they had occurred, so other users should watch for them.
Also, I had to reboot the computer to get the serial port back - K3FilterTools apparently did not release it when it exited. OTOH, I recall having some weirdness occur while trying to get the filter scan and might have upset the program and caused these problems myself as I tried to recover from the weirdness - don't remember details of it. Thankfully, my K3 did not transmit into the signal generator - probably would have ruined the little Elecraft XG-2 and w8diz 10 MHz oscillator I was using.. I think this will be a really useful program when we understand how to safely use it. I read all the help files that came with the program, but have not read Jack Smith's writeup on the method yet. Jerry W4UK At 10:19 1/18/2009, Ian White GM3SEK wrote: >Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: > > >> > The program is called K3 Filter Tools and can be downloaded > >> free from: http://mysite.verizon.net/ks7d > >> > Mike, KS7D > > > > >Note: when using Mike's software, AUTOINF must be set to NOR. > >Anyone who normally has AUTOINF=1 (e.g. for a SteppIR antenna) > >will need to manually reset it before using the software in > >order to get usable data. > > >Mike's program is an excellent addition to the K3 toolkit... but as Joe >points out, be aware that it takes control of the K3 in ways we might >not expect. > >If the K3 is configured for PTT or CW keying using the CTS and/or DTR >lines, the Filter Tools program may cause the rig to transmit. (No harm >done, as the signal generator was connected to the RX ANT port, but >definitely an unexpected event.) > >Before using *any* new program that takes control of the rig, it is also >a good idea to use Elecraft's K3 Utilities program to grab a config >file, and then reload the original rig configuration afterwards. > > > >-- > >73 from Ian GM3SEK >http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek >_______________________________________________ >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
