Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 failure
ANDY DURBIN wrote > "It's still working over 30 minutes after the fridge cold soak." > > I was tricked by confirmation bias. The cold soak was not what fixed the > problem. > > My controller sent a valid command that the KAT500 firmware took exception > to. I'll withhold the details but other KAT500 users will not experience > this problem. > > 73, > Andy, k3wyc > > > > > > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto: > Elecraft@.qth > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to > lists+1215531472858-365791@.nabble Please share if possible. I'm having similar problems with my KAT500. Locks up for no discernable reason, can't power down. Removing power for just a few seconds and it's back to normal until the next random lockup. In my case I'm feeding frequency info to the KAT500 from a RemoteQTH Band decoder II. I'm running KAT500/KPA500 combo with an IC7610. Lockups seem to be totally random but the behavior just started recently, the setup has been in place for over a year Thanks, Jim/KK1W. -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 failure
"My controller sent a valid command that the KAT500 firmware took exception to. I'll withhold the details but other KAT500 users will not experience this problem." Several have asked for more detail. All I can share is that the command that repeatably caused my KAT500 to lockup does not cause a lockup when KAT firmware version 1.75 (current released version) is in use. If others are experiencing problems with their KAT500 I'd suggest providing as much detail as possible to Elecraft. I log every command I sent to my KAT500 so, once I had dismissed thermal failure, it was not difficult to isolate the lockup to a single command and to reproduce the lockup by sending that command with the KAT utility. Full details have been shared with KAT500 firmware developer. 73, Andy, k3wyc __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] CAT on K3
I use Logger32 for logging and it has occurred to me I could connect my K3 to my laptop to get automatic band-logging. I run a K3, KPA500 & P3. Can I use the RS232 connector on the K3 to connect to my laptop? Currently I use that connector to connect to the P3. Help would be appreciated. Keith G3TTC Sent from my iPhone __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 failure
Is there a reason to keep this a secret? On Fri, Apr 9, 2021, 09:13 Andy Durbin wrote: > "My controller sent a valid command that the KAT500 firmware took > exception to. I'll withhold the details but other KAT500 users will not > experience this problem." > > Several have asked for more detail. All I can share is that the command > that repeatably caused my KAT500 to lockup does not cause a lockup when KAT > firmware version 1.75 (current released version) is in use. > > If others are experiencing problems with their KAT500 I'd suggest > providing as much detail as possible to Elecraft. I log every command I > sent to my KAT500 so, once I had dismissed thermal failure, it was not > difficult to isolate the lockup to a single command and to reproduce the > lockup by sending that command with the KAT utility. > > Full details have been shared with KAT500 firmware developer. > > 73, > Andy, k3wyc > > > __ > 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 > Message delivered to ju...@juliatuttle.net > __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 failure
Andy reported. “Several have asked for more detail. All I can share is that the command that repeatably caused my KAT500 to lockup does not cause a lockup when KAT firmware version 1.75 (current released version) is in use.” The possible paths to take are obvious: 1) UPDATE your firmware if older than rev 1.75. 2) If you have 1.75 installed AND experiencing a “lockup”, report the particulars to Elecraft support. Include complete and accurate detail. Read the firmware release notes for changes made that may have a bearing on your issue. 73 de Ben W4SC Sent from Mail for Windows 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Testing
Just testing - I have not seen many posts over the last month 73, Don W3FPR __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Testing
Don, (good keyboard copy) 599 here... has many of the mails gone to elecraft-K4 and elecraft-KX3 ?? I personally "killed" my -K4 account, too much junk guessing when their K4 will be delivered... and did "someone" really say "by the end of May?" 73, steve WB3LGC On 4/9/21 11:49 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Just testing - I have not seen many posts over the last month 73, Don W3FPR __ 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 Message delivered to sm.shearer...@gmail.com __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Repair Service
Is Elecraft having a problem with its repair service? My radio was accepted on February 2, 2021, and I was quoted a 20 working day turn around. It is now April 9, 2021, and they will not answer emails, or telephone calls. My stress level has gone from disappointed to disgusted. I am starting to worry if I will ever see my K3S again! Can anyone suggest a course of action? Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Repair Service
My update/repair took 4 months (June-October) end of last year, All of which I could done myself except for lack of alignment procedures, parts, proper rework, and test equipment. Ben W4SC Sent from Mail for Windows 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Repair Service
K2vjk If you want to drive up to the Adirondacks, I'll loan you a radio. 73 Dean K2WW On Fri, Apr 9, 2021, 12:39 k2vjk wrote: > Is Elecraft having a problem with its repair service? My radio was > accepted on February 2, 2021, and I was quoted a 20 working day turn > around. It is now April 9, 2021, and they will not answer emails, or > telephone calls. My stress level has gone from disappointed to disgusted. I > am starting to worry if I will ever see my K3S again! Can anyone suggest a > course of action? > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > __ > 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 > Message delivered to dean.k...@gmail.com > __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Repair Service
I'd suggest this isn't an Elecraft problem alone. CA is in the middle of COVID in a bad way. I sent a mobile rig to Yaesu in Los Angeles, and it took four months to get it back. I couldn't get a single status update via email or calls, and didn't know if the radio was going to be repaired or not - until UPS delivered it to my house. Evidently all incoming shipments are quarantined for a period of time, then also most of the normal in office staff are working remote. On Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 9:39 AM k2vjk wrote: > Is Elecraft having a problem with its repair service? My radio was > accepted on February 2, 2021, and I was quoted a 20 working day turn > around. It is now April 9, 2021, and they will not answer emails, or > telephone calls. My stress level has gone from disappointed to disgusted. I > am starting to worry if I will ever see my K3S again! Can anyone suggest a > course of action? > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > __ > 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 > Message delivered to w7...@westseattlearc.org > __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Repair Service
Thank you for sharing that -- it's actually really useful context for the industry as a whole. I am so looking forward to things getting better. On Fri, Apr 9, 2021, 15:58 Eric Linxweiler [W7FCL] wrote: > I'd suggest this isn't an Elecraft problem alone. CA is in the middle of > COVID in a bad way. I sent a mobile rig to Yaesu in Los Angeles, and it > took four months to get it back. I couldn't get a single status update via > email or calls, and didn't know if the radio was going to be repaired or > not - until UPS delivered it to my house. Evidently all incoming shipments > are quarantined for a period of time, then also most of the normal in > office staff are working remote. > > > > On Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 9:39 AM k2vjk wrote: > > > Is Elecraft having a problem with its repair service? My radio was > > accepted on February 2, 2021, and I was quoted a 20 working day turn > > around. It is now April 9, 2021, and they will not answer emails, or > > telephone calls. My stress level has gone from disappointed to > disgusted. I > > am starting to worry if I will ever see my K3S again! Can anyone suggest > a > > course of action? > > > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > > > > > > > -- > > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > > https://www.avg.com > > __ > > 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 > > Message delivered to w7...@westseattlearc.org > > > __ > 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 > Message delivered to ju...@juliatuttle.net > __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] CAT on K3
Sure, Keith. Connect the K3 RS232 port to the P3 and the P3 to your computer. 73, /Rick N6XI On Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 6:34 AM Keith Orchard via Elecraft < elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > I use Logger32 for logging and it has occurred to me I could connect my K3 > to my laptop to get automatic band-logging. > I run a K3, KPA500 & P3. Can I use the RS232 connector on the K3 to > connect to my laptop? Currently I use that connector to connect to the P3. > Help would be appreciated. > Keith G3TTC > > Sent from my iPhone > __ > 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 > Message delivered to rta...@gmail.com > -- -- Rick Tavan Truckee and Saratoga, CA __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] K3 Diversity Question: RIT
Tom, I saw your post in Feb. Did you resolve your issue? De Ben W4SC Sent from Mail for Windows 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Repair Service
Here is another data point on this issue: https://www.thestreet.com/investing/chip-prices-spiking-high-demand-and-supply-chain-disruptions 73, and thanks, Dave (NK7Z) https://www.nk7z.net ARRL Volunteer Examiner ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources On 4/9/21 1:01 PM, Julia Tuttle wrote: Thank you for sharing that -- it's actually really useful context for the industry as a whole. I am so looking forward to things getting better. On Fri, Apr 9, 2021, 15:58 Eric Linxweiler [W7FCL] wrote: I'd suggest this isn't an Elecraft problem alone. CA is in the middle of COVID in a bad way. I sent a mobile rig to Yaesu in Los Angeles, and it took four months to get it back. I couldn't get a single status update via email or calls, and didn't know if the radio was going to be repaired or not - until UPS delivered it to my house. Evidently all incoming shipments are quarantined for a period of time, then also most of the normal in office staff are working remote. On Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 9:39 AM k2vjk wrote: Is Elecraft having a problem with its repair service? My radio was accepted on February 2, 2021, and I was quoted a 20 working day turn around. It is now April 9, 2021, and they will not answer emails, or telephone calls. My stress level has gone from disappointed to disgusted. I am starting to worry if I will ever see my K3S again! Can anyone suggest a course of action? Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com __ 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 Message delivered to w7...@westseattlearc.org __ 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 Message delivered to ju...@juliatuttle.net __ 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 Message delivered to d...@nk7z.net __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Repair Service
It's part of the blessings and curses of doing business in California Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 7:46 PM, Dave Cole wrote: Here is another data point on this issue: https://www.thestreet.com/investing/chip-prices-spiking-high-demand-and-supply-chain-disruptions 73, and thanks, Dave (NK7Z) https://www.nk7z.net ARRL Volunteer Examiner ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources On 4/9/21 1:01 PM, Julia Tuttle wrote: > Thank you for sharing that -- it's actually really useful context for the > industry as a whole. > > I am so looking forward to things getting better. > > On Fri, Apr 9, 2021, 15:58 Eric Linxweiler [W7FCL] > wrote: > >> I'd suggest this isn't an Elecraft problem alone. CA is in the middle of >> COVID in a bad way. I sent a mobile rig to Yaesu in Los Angeles, and it >> took four months to get it back. I couldn't get a single status update via >> email or calls, and didn't know if the radio was going to be repaired or >> not - until UPS delivered it to my house. Evidently all incoming shipments >> are quarantined for a period of time, then also most of the normal in >> office staff are working remote. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 9:39 AM k2vjk wrote: >> >>> Is Elecraft having a problem with its repair service? My radio was >>> accepted on February 2, 2021, and I was quoted a 20 working day turn >>> around. It is now April 9, 2021, and they will not answer emails, or >>> telephone calls. My stress level has gone from disappointed to >> disgusted. I >>> am starting to worry if I will ever see my K3S again! Can anyone suggest >> a >>> course of action? >>> >>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10 >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >>> https://www.avg.com >>> __ >>> 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 >>> Message delivered to w7...@westseattlearc.org >>> >> __ >> 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 >> Message delivered to ju...@juliatuttle.net >> > __ > 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 > Message delivered to d...@nk7z.net > __ 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 Message delivered to don_roberts2...@yahoo.com __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
