Re: [Elecraft] Configuration of K3 Utility app

2023-12-15 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
~/Library/Preferences/K3UtilPrefs 73, David, W4SMT On Friday, December 15, 2023 at 07:56:16 PM EST, Don Putnick wrote: I'm moving the K3 files from an old MacBook Pro to a new one. They were easy to find in the ~/Library/Applications Support/Elecraft folder. But what about the

Re: [Elecraft] HW-16

2022-07-06 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
My first rig back in the late 60’s. I worked the world as a 12 year old novice with a couple of 40 meter crystals and a dipole up about 6 feet. David, W4SMT On Sunday, July 3, 2022, 10:18 PM, Kyle Chavis wrote: I guess you got off on a light sentence!!  LOL I still have my HW-16 with the

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] K3 Utility hiccup

2020-09-02 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
Hi Don, I just tried the same Macro (TU DON CWA) and sent it a few dozen times and it completes each time with no problem. Have you tried re-entering the Macro in another Macro slot. Can you describe what happens when it stalls? Does the displayed text in the text fields complete? David,

Re: [Elecraft] Trying RF Gain Calibration with XG3 but fails

2020-06-04 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
Hi Randy, You are using an older revision of the K3 Utility. The first thing I would try would be to download the most current revision of the Utility (1.19.9.6) and see if that solves the problem. If this doesn’t help, I would suspect that your usb/serial link between your Mac and the K3s may

Re: [Elecraft] K3S Firmware Update for Mac

2020-05-12 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
Yep, you're good. Sometimes the window position can get hosed. Not sure why. That's why I added that menu item. Glad we figured it out! David, W4SMT - On Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 02:14:25 PM EDT, John Stengrevics wrote: David, Yes!  Window > Default Position worked! I then

Re: [Elecraft] K3S Firmware Update for Mac

2020-05-12 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
John, on the menu at the top of the screen, click Window --> Set to Default Position. See if that restores the window. David, W4SMT - On Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 02:01:19 PM EDT, John Stengrevics wrote: David, If I try to click on anything in the Utility pane, it

Re: [Elecraft] K3S Firmware Update for Mac

2020-05-12 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
Hi John, Does the K3 Utility menu appear at the top of the screen when you double click the app? Are you sure you’re clicking on the actual app and not the .ZIP file? Have you tried a reboot? The most current version (1.19.9.6) should run fine on Catalina.  David, W4SMT On Tuesday, May 12,

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Utility vs macOS Catalina

2020-03-27 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
Hi Don, Are you seeing the K3 Utility menu at the top of the screen when you start the app? If so, click Window -> Set To Default Position and see if that helps. If not, we’ll have to try something else. David, W4SMT On Friday, March 27, 2020, 7:05 PM, Don Putnick wrote: Hi all, I'm working

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 Utility for MAC not working for me

2019-10-20 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
David, are you seeing the KX2 menu at the top of the screen when you try to start the app?  David, W4SMT Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, October 20, 2019, 2:09 PM, David F. Reed wrote: Grant, thanks for the info; I re-downloaded it, and tried as you suggest.  There is no

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Utility for Linux

2019-01-06 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
Hi Walt, There's no need to update the KPA1500 Utility to update the firmware. Click the "Copy New Files from Elecraft" button to download the new firmware to your computer, then click "Send Firmware to KPA1500". David, W4SMT --- On Sunday, January 6, 2019, 10:01:21 AM EST, Walter J.

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Utility and Firmware for Mac?

2019-01-05 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
Oops.. Make that v1.18.6.27 Sorry about that. David, W4SMT --- On Saturday, January 5, 2019, 9:10:26 PM EST, Dauer, Edward wrote: I just checked for the new Utility and F/W and could find nothing for Mac OS.  The utility is from last June, and it won’t load the new

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Utility and Firmware for Mac?

2019-01-05 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
Hi Ted, Just loaded 2.0 using the Mac Utility (v1.1.8.27). No problems at all. David, W4SMT --- On Saturday, January 5, 2019, 9:10:26 PM EST, Dauer, Edward wrote: I just checked for the new Utility and F/W and could find nothing for Mac OS.  The utility is from last

Re: [Elecraft] W2 Software

2018-10-27 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
Hello Tim, You are right. The W2 Utility is used mainly for updating the firmware. I believe you are looking for the W2 Interface software. The new web site doesn't appear to have a link on the software page, but by typing "W2" in the Search box I was able to find it. Scroll about half way

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft KX3 Utility error on Mac OS X High Sierra

2018-09-14 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
Hi Christer, You want the FTDI VCP Drivers, not the D2XX. As Jack mentioned, the FTDI drivers are now provided by Apple and are included in all versions since OS X 10.9. You should uninstall the D2XX drivers.  Also try deleting the KX3 Utility app, and it's preferences file, and download

Re: [Elecraft] Vanity call question

2018-07-13 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
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Re: [Elecraft] 32 bit Elecraft Utility Apps

2018-04-12 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
Yes.. No worries. All new releases of the Mac and Linux versions of the Elecraft Utilities will be 64-bit. As a result, OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) will no longer be supported and users of 32-bit Linux will need to upgrade to a 64-bit distro. This will be a gradual process as new revisions of the

Re: [Elecraft] DMM Recommendations -- Fluke 179?

2018-03-19 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
+1 for the inexpensive offerings from Harbor Freight. I have several of these cheap knock offs. They’re certainly not professional grade instruments, but they are more than adequate for hobbiest level work. I use a small CEN-TECH model for quick voltage, resistance and current measurents.  It

Re: [Elecraft] KXPA Firmware Download Problem

2016-11-24 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
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Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Macros commands

2016-10-30 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
Gerard, The PO; command displays actual output power. It will always respond with PO000; unless you're transmitting. See the PC; command for getting and setting the requested power output level. At present there is no way to add a long delay to a macro. You could add a series of ; to add

Re: [Elecraft] Linux and K3 Utilities

2015-04-15 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
Hi Jobst, Make sure the k3util Libs and Help directories are in the same location as the k3util executable binary. The working directory should contain: k3util (binary) k3util Libs (directory) Help (directory) It sounds like you may have moved the binary away from the Libs directory. Regards,

Re: [Elecraft] Storing into K3 General Memory

2015-03-09 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
Hi Mel, The Elecraft Frequency Memory Editor reads/writes directly from/to the EEPROM locations where the memories are stored. The MC; command is used only to QSY to a memory. Programming the memories using MC; and emulating button taps will be tricky. Especially if you want to deal with things

Re: [Elecraft] K3 firmware updates under Linux/ARM?

2015-02-15 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
Let me try that again with fewer typos. Sometimes my typing outruns my brain. It should be possible. I'm not sure how well a Qemu x86 VM would perform on a mini ARM rig like a Raspberry Pi or Beaglebone. Qemu can only run on one core. That is, it can emulate multiple CPUs, but it does this in a

Re: [Elecraft] K3 firmware updates under Linux/ARM?

2015-02-15 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
It should be possible. I'm not sure how well a Qemu x86 VM would perform on a mini AIM rig like a Raspberry Pi or Beaglebone. Qemu can only run on one core. That is, it can emulate multiple CPUs, but it does this in a single thread, IIRC. And I suspect getting it up and running would be a

Re: [Elecraft] PX3 decode missing characters that are displayed on the KX3

2014-12-20 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
I suspect that the PX3 and KX3 Utility are both using the TB; command to poll the KX3 for incoming text. Since the KX3 clears the buffer after responding to a TB; command, this would cause bad copy on both the PX3 and KX3 Utility. Text displayed in the Utility would be missing on the PX3 and

Re: [Elecraft] K3 FPF firmware load failed

2014-11-29 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 FPF firmware load failed

2014-11-29 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
You're using an older version of the utility. Try version 1.14.10.24. You're probably okay if the K3 is reporting 1.16. David, W4SMT From: Pierfrancesco Caci p...@tippete.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 4:07 AM Subject: [Elecraft] K3 FPF firmware load

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft k3 : is there a way to shorten...

2014-07-25 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
I'm not at the rig at the moment, but I believe you can also send an EOT character to stop the diddle. KY + chr(4) + ; David, W4SMT From: Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com To: Tom tom...@videotron.ca Cc: Elecraft Mailing list Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent:

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Utility Question

2014-04-26 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
The Mac version saves as PNG. David, W4SMT From: Dick Dievendorff d...@elecraft.com To: Pierfrancesco Caci p...@tippete.net Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2014 1:32 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 Utility

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] FPF failed

2014-04-20 Thread David Fleming via Elecraft
Do you have another USB/Serial adapter to try? David, W4SMT From: Mike Reublin n...@nf4l.com To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2014 3:13 PM Subject: [Elecraft] [K3] FPF failed Trying to help a friend with loading the