Re: [Elecraft] Updating K3/P3 Firmware/Software after long silence...

[Phil Hystad]

To Don and many others who answered my question on-line and offline.  I have 
passed along
the special note about having to do the TX calibration to my friend (KE7FB) and 
he will be 
doing that.

Thanks for all your expert help.

73, phil, K7PEH



> On Oct 1, 2016, at 3:51 PM, Don Wilhelm  wrote:
> 
> Phil,
> 
> He can update the K3 firmware all in one "fell swoop" after downloading the 
> latest K3 Utility - same for the P3.
> 
> He will have to run the TX Gain Calibration (again using K3 Utility), so he 
> will need a dummy load that is flat up through 6 meters.
> If I recall correctly, the tables that hold the TX Gain data were moved in 
> one of the firmware upgrades, and that is why he needs to do the TX Gain 
> Calibration.
> 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> 
> On 10/1/2016 11:50 AM, Phil Hystad wrote:
>> To the K3/P3 utility experts…
>> 
>> A friend of mine, owner of K3/P3, has not updated his K3/P3 firmware, nor 
>> utility programs, in at least 3 years, possibly 4 years.  The loss of his 
>> antenna, a divorce, and a move from one state to another lead to his long 
>> downtime.
>> 
>> Now, he is anxious to get back on the air and fire up the old K3/P3.  He 
>> asked me for instructions, I told him the following:
>> 
>> 1.  Get the latest versions of the utility programs for the K3 and P3 first.
>> 
>> 2.  Only need to update the latest set of software/firmware files since they 
>> are inclusive of all previous changes.
>> 
> 

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Re: [Elecraft] Updating K3/P3 Firmware/Software after long silence...

[Nr4c]

You are correct. 

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...nr4c. bill


> On Oct 1, 2016, at 11:50 AM, Phil Hystad  wrote:
> 
> To the K3/P3 utility experts…
> 
> A friend of mine, owner of K3/P3, has not updated his K3/P3 firmware, nor 
> utility programs, in at least 3 years, possibly 4 years.  The loss of his 
> antenna, a divorce, and a move from one state to another lead to his long 
> downtime.
> 
> Now, he is anxious to get back on the air and fire up the old K3/P3.  He 
> asked me for instructions, I told him the following:
> 
> 1.  Get the latest versions of the utility programs for the K3 and P3 first.
> 
> 2.  Only need to update the latest set of software/firmware files since they 
> are inclusive of all previous changes.
> 
> 
> Now, I am pretty sure I am correct on item 2 but not 100 percent confident.  
> Given that he may have not updated for the last 4 years, is there anything 
> special he made need to do.  I don’t think he is interested in joining this 
> group even though I have suggested it a number of times.
> 
> 73, phil, K7PEH
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] Updating K3/P3 Firmware/Software after long silence...

[Don Wilhelm]

Phil,

He can update the K3 firmware all in one "fell swoop" after downloading 
the latest K3 Utility - same for the P3.


He will have to run the TX Gain Calibration (again using K3 Utility), so 
he will need a dummy load that is flat up through 6 meters.
If I recall correctly, the tables that hold the TX Gain data were moved 
in one of the firmware upgrades, and that is why he needs to do the TX 
Gain Calibration.


73,
Don W3FPR

On 10/1/2016 11:50 AM, Phil Hystad wrote:

To the K3/P3 utility experts…

A friend of mine, owner of K3/P3, has not updated his K3/P3 firmware, nor 
utility programs, in at least 3 years, possibly 4 years.  The loss of his 
antenna, a divorce, and a move from one state to another lead to his long 
downtime.

Now, he is anxious to get back on the air and fire up the old K3/P3.  He asked 
me for instructions, I told him the following:

1.  Get the latest versions of the utility programs for the K3 and P3 first.

2.  Only need to update the latest set of software/firmware files since they 
are inclusive of all previous changes.



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Re: [Elecraft] Updating K3/P3 Firmware/Software after long silence...

[Tom Crayner]

A re-calibration is required on the transmitter for one of the firmware
releases.

Tom, w2yf

On Oct 1, 2016 11:52 AM, "Phil Hystad"  wrote:

> To the K3/P3 utility experts…
>
> A friend of mine, owner of K3/P3, has not updated his K3/P3 firmware, nor
> utility programs, in at least 3 years, possibly 4 years.  The loss of his
> antenna, a divorce, and a move from one state to another lead to his long
> downtime.
>
> Now, he is anxious to get back on the air and fire up the old K3/P3.  He
> asked me for instructions, I told him the following:
>
> 1.  Get the latest versions of the utility programs for the K3 and P3
> first.
>
> 2.  Only need to update the latest set of software/firmware files since
> they are inclusive of all previous changes.
>
>
> Now, I am pretty sure I am correct on item 2 but not 100 percent
> confident.  Given that he may have not updated for the last 4 years, is
> there anything special he made need to do.  I don’t think he is interested
> in joining this group even though I have suggested it a number of times.
>
> 73, phil, K7PEH
>
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