2m Transverter keeps switching back to 6m

[Keith Heimbold]

Quick question.  My K3 keeps switching back to 6m when I turn it to 2m.  It will go to any frequency on 2m and then a second later switches back to 54.0 MHz.  Any thoughts?

In the middle of the VHF contest, will look this up in parallel.

Thanks,

Keith
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[w8fn]

Are you running NaP3? I encountered the same thing and found you need to
go into the NaP3 setup and set the highest frequency to 148 MHz. It's 54
by default, so the rig control function of the software will always QSY
you to 54.000 until you change it.

If you're not running NaP3, perhaps whatever rig control software you
use needs a similar setup change.

73...
Randy, W8FN

On 06/09/2012 16:02, Ham Radio wrote:

> Quick question.  My K3 keeps switching back to 6m when I turn it to 2m.  It will go to any frequency on 2m and then a second later switches back to 54.0 MHz.  Any thoughts?
>
> In the middle of the VHF contest, will look this up in parallel.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Keith
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[Keith Heimbold]

Randy,
Thanks that was the ticket!
Really appreciate it.
Keith

From: Randy Farmer
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 2:20 PM
To: Ham Radio ; [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 2m Transverter keeps switching back to 6m

Are you running NaP3? I encountered the same thing and found you need to go into the NaP3 setup and set the highest frequency to 148 MHz. It's 54 by default, so the rig control function of the software will always QSY you to 54.000 until you change it.

If you're not running NaP3, perhaps whatever rig control software you use needs a similar setup change.

73...
Randy, W8FN

On 06/09/2012 16:02, Ham Radio wrote:
Quick question.  My K3 keeps switching back to 6m when I turn it to 2m.  It will go to any frequency on 2m and then a second later switches back to 54.0 MHz.  Any thoughts?

In the middle of the VHF contest, will look this up in parallel.

Thanks,

Keith
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[Richard Ferch]

Do you have any software with radio control capability (e.g. a logging
program) connected to the K3? If so, does the problem still happen if
you disable the software control?

73,
Rich VE3KI


AG6AZ wrote:

> Quick question.  My K3 keeps switching back to 6m when I turn it to 2m.  It will go to any frequency on 2m and then a second later switches back to 54.0 MHz.  Any thoughts?
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[k1htv]

If it happened that the switching back from 2 Meters to 6M occurred during the
contest you can credit you K3 knowing that the 6M band was open for lots of
E-skip and was reminding you, like the Chick Filet commercial to 'Eat mor
chickin" or "Work more 6 Meters". You have a smart K3, :-). It knew that there
was a great Es opening.

I was at K8GP and was running W6 and W7 stations Sunday afternoon. We ran K3
radios at the more 6M positions at the K8GP multi-op station in the VHF contest.
Being up high were heard many very strong locals, one of them, W3IP with a K3,
only a mile or so up the road running high power. Our K3s worked great from our
Mt. Weather site in FM19bb. We worked over 850 stations in 249 grids on the
Magic Band, including many European stations.

Seriously, hope that you can figure out what is causing the switching problem.
Sorry that I am of no help.  

Enjoy your K3. I certainly am enjoying mine.

73,
Rich - K1HTV

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-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Ferch [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 21:33
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 2m Transverter keeps switching back to 6m

Do you have any software with radio control capability (e.g. a logging
program) connected to the K3? If so, does the problem still happen if you
disable the software control?

73,
Rich VE3KI


AG6AZ wrote:

> Quick question.  My K3 keeps switching back to 6m when I turn it to 2m.  It
will go to any frequency on 2m and then a second later switches back to 54.0
MHz.  Any thoughts?


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[Keith Heimbold]

This was solved quickly by changing the frequency range of my NAP3 software to include the upper range of the 2m band.

Unfortunately I was consumed by honey do's yesterday so I spent minimal time behind the K3. Of course I had more free time with the radio on Saturday but the band was more or less dead out here in So Cal during that time. Thus why it is called the magic band (I also call it the Retirement band, hihi, because you need to be retired to really enjoy all the openings especially here out in the western US).

This reflector is awesome and certainly very solution oriented. I had the issue resolved in a matter of minutes.

Thanks again,

Keith
AG6AZ

Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos

On Jun 11, 2012, at 7:11 AM, "Rich - K1HTV" <[hidden email]> wrote:

> If it happened that the switching back from 2 Meters to 6M occurred during the
> contest you can credit you K3 knowing that the 6M band was open for lots of
> E-skip and was reminding you, like the Chick Filet commercial to 'Eat mor
> chickin" or "Work more 6 Meters". You have a smart K3, :-). It knew that there
> was a great Es opening.
>
> I was at K8GP and was running W6 and W7 stations Sunday afternoon. We ran K3
> radios at the more 6M positions at the K8GP multi-op station in the VHF contest.
> Being up high were heard many very strong locals, one of them, W3IP with a K3,
> only a mile or so up the road running high power. Our K3s worked great from our
> Mt. Weather site in FM19bb. We worked over 850 stations in 249 grids on the
> Magic Band, including many European stations.
>
> Seriously, hope that you can figure out what is causing the switching problem.
> Sorry that I am of no help.  
>
> Enjoy your K3. I certainly am enjoying mine.
>
> 73,
> Rich - K1HTV
>
> = = =
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Ferch [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 21:33
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 2m Transverter keeps switching back to 6m
>
> Do you have any software with radio control capability (e.g. a logging
> program) connected to the K3? If so, does the problem still happen if you
> disable the software control?
>
> 73,
> Rich VE3KI
>
>
> AG6AZ wrote:
>
>> Quick question.  My K3 keeps switching back to 6m when I turn it to 2m.  It
> will go to any frequency on 2m and then a second later switches back to 54.0
> MHz.  Any thoughts?
>
>
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