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n9adg

Elecraft Firmware 4.25 / MicroHAM / N1MM 11.1.4

I'm participating in the cq160 contest, and am having some difficulty w/the 4.25
firmware, thought I'm not sure it's particular to this version.

When I'm using the sub-rx, the setup gets 'into this mode' where where the
sub-rx is switched OFF when I stop CQing. Turning on and off the radio sometimes
(2 out of 3?) cures it. Stopping N1MM does NOT cure it. Stopping the Microham
driver (7.7.1) does NOT cure it every time.

I captured the serial comms in the Microham utility -- it's at
https://bmoran.onehub.com/d/1xu7/k3_vfo_weirdness.log (or also
https://bmoran.onehub.com/n9adg/pages/home/content_items/show/7e6c4002f30b31f260a223059206a88df93e9f5c/k3_vfo_weirdness.log)

Has anyone else seen this?

Any pointers on what other information to gather to troubleshoot this?
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Arie Kleingeld PA3A-2

Re: Elecraft Firmware 4.25 / MicroHAM / N1MM 11.1.4

Brian,

In N1MM - Config - Dual RX always on

73
Arie PA3A

Op 29-1-2011 17:14, Brian Moran schreef:

> I'm participating in the cq160 contest, and am having some difficulty w/the 4.25
> firmware, thought I'm not sure it's particular to this version.
>
> When I'm using the sub-rx, the setup gets 'into this mode' where where the
> sub-rx is switched OFF when I stop CQing. Turning on and off the radio sometimes
> (2 out of 3?) cures it. Stopping N1MM does NOT cure it. Stopping the Microham
> driver (7.7.1) does NOT cure it every time.
>
> I captured the serial comms in the Microham utility -- it's at
> https://bmoran.onehub.com/d/1xu7/k3_vfo_weirdness.log (or also
> https://bmoran.onehub.com/n9adg/pages/home/content_items/show/7e6c4002f30b31f260a223059206a88df93e9f5c/k3_vfo_weirdness.log)
>
>
> Has anyone else seen this?
>
> Any pointers on what other information to gather to troubleshoot this?
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Joe Subich, W4TV-4

Re: Elecraft Firmware 4.25 / MicroHAM / N1MM 11.1.4

In reply to this post by n9adg

You have not configured N1MM Logger correctly. Select "Dual RX
Always On" (Config | Dual Rx Always On).

What you're seeing is strictly a function of the way N1MM logger
is designed to work - not a failure of the K3 or microHAM Router.

73,

... Joe, W4TV

On 1/29/2011 11:14 AM, Brian Moran wrote:

Guy, K2AV

Re: Elecraft Firmware 4.25 / MicroHAM / N1MM 11.1.4

In reply to this post by Arie Kleingeld PA3A-2

Exactly, if "Dual Rx always on" is not set, MM will kill the sub RX AND turn
off diversity every time you click on a spot to QSY. 73, Guy.

On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Arie Kleingeld PA3A <[hidden email]>wrote:

> Brian,
>
> In N1MM - Config - Dual RX always on
>
>
> 73
> Arie PA3A
>
> Op 29-1-2011 17:14, Brian Moran schreef:
> > I'm participating in the cq160 contest, and am having some difficulty
> w/the 4.25
> > firmware, thought I'm not sure it's particular to this version.
> >
> > When I'm using the sub-rx, the setup gets 'into this mode' where where
> the
> > sub-rx is switched OFF when I stop CQing. Turning on and off the radio
> sometimes
> > (2 out of 3?) cures it. Stopping N1MM does NOT cure it. Stopping the
> Microham
> > driver (7.7.1) does NOT cure it every time.
> >
> > I captured the serial comms in the Microham utility -- it's at
> > https://bmoran.onehub.com/d/1xu7/k3_vfo_weirdness.log (or also
> >
> https://bmoran.onehub.com/n9adg/pages/home/content_items/show/7e6c4002f30b31f260a223059206a88df93e9f5c/k3_vfo_weirdness.log
> )
> >
> >
> > Has anyone else seen this?
> >
> > Any pointers on what other information to gather to troubleshoot this?
> > ______________________________________________________________
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n9adg

Re: Elecraft Firmware 4.25 / MicroHAM / N1MM 11.1.4

Thanks to all of the responses. "Dual RX always on" helps with the sub-rx being
generally left on. However, the VFO-B window was still 'popping' at each CQ, and
with dual-rx-always-on, a noticable 'chunk' is heard in the audio at the
tx-to-rx transition. Oh, and the VFO-B window was still being displayed with
buttons having no legends on them.

With so many configurable features between the K3, N1MM, microham router, etc. I
can understand the assumption of "pebkac" on the part of responders, so I
continued to try to solve this. I've been using N1MM for a very long time, and
can usually diagnose it pretty well.

What I did find that solved the 'VFO-B' window popping with no labels issue was
changing (in the configurer tab) from SO2V to SO1V, saving, sending CQ, then
immediately switching back to SO2V.

Let me repeat that: Changing from SO2V to SO1V, then back to SO2V, should (in
theory) produce no different results. However, it did/does. And for now, it
solves my issue.

If someone else encounters this issue, perhaps this benign suggestion of
changing from SO2V to SO1V and back again will help.

Brian N9ADG

________________________________
From: Guy Olinger K2AV <[hidden email]>
To: Arie Kleingeld PA3A <[hidden email]>
Cc: [hidden email]; Brian Moran <[hidden email]>
Sent: Sat, January 29, 2011 11:21:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Firmware 4.25 / MicroHAM / N1MM 11.1.4

Exactly, if "Dual Rx always on" is not set, MM will kill the sub RX AND turn off
diversity every time you click on a spot to QSY. 73, Guy.

On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Arie Kleingeld PA3A <[hidden email]> wrote:

Brian,

>
>In N1MM - Config - Dual RX always on
>
>
>73
>Arie PA3A
>
>Op 29-1-2011 17:14, Brian Moran schreef:
>
>> I'm participating in the cq160 contest, and am having some difficulty w/the
>>4.25
>> firmware, thought I'm not sure it's particular to this version.
>>
>> When I'm using the sub-rx, the setup gets 'into this mode' where where the
>> sub-rx is switched OFF when I stop CQing. Turning on and off the radio
>>sometimes
>> (2 out of 3?) cures it. Stopping N1MM does NOT cure it. Stopping the Microham
>> driver (7.7.1) does NOT cure it every time.
>>
>> I captured the serial comms in the Microham utility -- it's at
>> https://bmoran.onehub.com/d/1xu7/k3_vfo_weirdness.log (or also
>>https://bmoran.onehub.com/n9adg/pages/home/content_items/show/7e6c4002f30b31f260a223059206a88df93e9f5c/k3_vfo_weirdness.log)
>>)
>>
>>
>> Has anyone else seen this?
>>
>> Any pointers on what other information to gather to troubleshoot this?
>> ______________________________________________________________
>> Elecraft mailing list
>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
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>>
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>>
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