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?
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?
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?
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?
-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?
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 snip - 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
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?
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: elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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
