Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Spontaneously changing config?
Down the years I have found that flashing a new BIOS on computer motherboards can also occasionally generate a surprise change or two. Why this should be I have never discovered but, eg, having your boot media priority changed can cause a distraught hour or two for the unwary. Yeah, the rule of thumb is leave the bios alone unless you have a really good reason for updating it. Paul N4LCD ___ 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
RE: [Elecraft] K3 - Spontaneously changing config?
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:elecraft- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Connors, F5VNB > Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 12:28 PM > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Spontaneously changing config? > > Down the years I have found that flashing a new BIOS on computer > motherboards can also occasionally generate a surprise change or two. > Why this should be I have never discovered but, eg, having your boot > media priority changed can cause a distraught hour or two for the > unwary. Good motherboard flashing software reads, converts and restores your settings into the newly flashed BIOS. Not all flashing programs are "good". :) Adam - ka7ark ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Spontaneously changing config?
Down the years I have found that flashing a new BIOS on computer motherboards can also occasionally generate a surprise change or two. Why this should be I have never discovered but, eg, having your boot media priority changed can cause a distraught hour or two for the unwary. 73, Pete Connors F5VNB/G4PLZ ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Spontaneously changing config?
Ordinarily I would agree with you, Julian. The only difference in my case, and the reason I reported it, was that I knew it happened in a relatively narrow window of time and I knew that there was virtually no chance that I had caused it through any legitimate action. I think it bears watching to see whether these are rare and random occurrences or if there is a more systemic problem here. 73 -- Joe KB8AP On Nov 28, 2008, at 2:22 AM, Julian, G4ILO wrote: I'm pretty sure this has happened to me a few times as well. The trouble is that I can never remember what I did that might have caused the problem, and since I can't enumerate the steps used to reproduce it there doesn't seem to be much point in reporting it. ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Spontaneously changing config?
I'm pretty sure this has happened to me a few times as well. The trouble is that I can never remember what I did that might have caused the problem, and since I can't enumerate the steps used to reproduce it there doesn't seem to be much point in reporting it. - Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. http://www.g4ilo.com/ G4ILO's Shack http://www.ham-directory.com/ Ham Directoryhttp://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html KComm for Elecraft K2 and K3 -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3---Spontaneously-changing-config--tp1583564p1588653.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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Spontaneously changing config?
Right after a firmware change a few weeks ago I noticed that my in-band (band segment) settings for M1 through M3 had disappeared for all the bands. Cause and effect not proven. 73, Erik K7TV - Original Message - From: "ab2tc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Spontaneously changing config? Yes, I am also convinced that some configuration settings spontaneously change when upgrading firmware. Unfortunately so far I have not been good at making notes when this happens, but I will next time. ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Spontaneously changing config?
On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:20:48 -0800, Joe KB8AP wrote: > >Has anyone else noticed inappropriate configuration changes after >loading new firmware? > >73 No, not after loading firmware, but changes in band mapping can occur when you stray out of the ham bands. For example: If you have 80/40/30/20 mapped "IN", then go jumping between the 49/31/25 meter SWBC bands(either by direct frequency entry or memory recall), you will subsequently find that BAND UP/DOWN only selects among 80/25/20 meters. What has happened is this: 30m has been transformed into 25m; 40m has been transformed into 49m and mapped "OUT". So, going out of the ham bands is a sure way to jumble up the band scheme. It is easier to recover if you have some anchor freqs for each ham band programmed into the M1-M4 buttons. 73, Drew AF2Z ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Spontaneously changing config?
Yes, I am also convinced that some configuration settings spontaneously change when upgrading firmware. Unfortunately so far I have not been good at making notes when this happens, but I will next time. Joe Planisky wrote: > > I seem to recall a few postings to the list where it seemed that some > problem was caused by a wrong config setting but the person didn't > recall explicitly changing the setting. Since the rig is new to many > people, my assumption is usually that they inadvertently changed a > setting while exploring the config menus. It's easy enough to bump > the main tuning knob when reaching for the VFO B knob. Now I'm not so > sure. > > This afternoon I turned on my K3 and was surprised when I hit the band- > down button and went from 30m to 80m. Several weeks ago I had locked > out 60m, but 40m is one of my most used bands (used as recently as > this morning). I checked the Band Map and sure enough, 40m was OUT. > Since I haven't been in the config menu for quite a while, I don't > think there's any way I could have inadvertently changed that > particular configuration item. The only thing I've done recently > besides normal operation is I loaded the latest beta firmware (2.67) > this morning. Now I'm wondering if that could have somehow caused > this configuration change. > > Has anyone else noticed inappropriate configuration changes after > loading new firmware? > > 73 > -- > Joe KB8AP > > > - AB2TC - Knut -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3---Spontaneously-changing-config--tp1583564p1587273.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
