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K3 DVR issue

Edward A. Dauer
Today during the NAQP I experienced occasional strange behavior with a new KDVR in an updated K3 . . . wondering if this has happened to anyone else.  The recorder works just right 98% of the time.  Randomly, it hangs up in the middle of a recorded message.  It just stops.  No audio, no RF, but the K3 remains in transmit mode.  Sometimes tapping the same M button again restarts the message from the beginning and all is well. Sometimes, nothing has any effect - nothing will get the rig out of transmit other than a power down.  And then all is well again for a while.  This happens on more than one of the memory buttons, and it happens whether I tap the M button or the corresponding programmed button on the K-Pod.  It is infrequent, intermittent, and of course happens at the worst times.  On one and only one power-down I saw ERR-DVR.   Re-recording messages doesn't fix it.  The K3 has F/W revision 5.64, which may be one revision behind.  Anyone else experienced this or have an i
 dea what the problem is?  Tnx for any advice . . .

Ted, KN1CBR
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Re: K3 DVR issue

Nr4c
Is it possible that you have VOX turned ON or bumped a PTT or FOOTSWITCH?  

I’ve had the KDVR in a K3 since 2009 and my K3S since they began shipping (S/N 10069, very early s/n). I’ve never had any issue like you describe.

Have you contacted Elecraft customer support?  

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...nr4c. bill


> On Jan 19, 2019, at 7:22 PM, Dauer, Edward <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> Today during the NAQP I experienced occasional strange behavior with a new KDVR in an updated K3 . . . wondering if this has happened to anyone else.  The recorder works just right 98% of the time.  Randomly, it hangs up in the middle of a recorded message.  It just stops.  No audio, no RF, but the K3 remains in transmit mode.  Sometimes tapping the same M button again restarts the message from the beginning and all is well. Sometimes, nothing has any effect - nothing will get the rig out of transmit other than a power down.  And then all is well again for a while.  This happens on more than one of the memory buttons, and it happens whether I tap the M button or the corresponding programmed button on the K-Pod.  It is infrequent, intermittent, and of course happens at the worst times.  On one and only one power-down I saw ERR-DVR.   Re-recording messages doesn't fix it.  The K3 has F/W revision 5.64, which may be one revision behind.  Anyone else experienced this or have an i
> dea what the problem is?  Tnx for any advice . . .
>
> Ted, KN1CBR
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Re: K3 DVR issue

Bill Frantz
I press my footswitch briefly when I want to stop playing a "M"
button recording. I think that's normal behavior for a K3. (I
don't use VOX with voice modes. Too many people come into my
shack to ask me questions and I don't want my answers to go out
over the air.)

73 Bill AE6JV

On 1/19/19 at 5:36 PM, [hidden email] (Nr4c) wrote:

>Is it possible that you have VOX turned ON or bumped a PTT or FOOTSWITCH?

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