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Geoffrey Downs-3

K3 - RF Gain Calibration Error

This afternoon I performed an RF gain calibration on the main and sub
receivers using my XG2 and K3 Utility Version 1.3.10.15. All went well.

Then I realised that, contrary to the instructions, I had not turned off
TEXT DEC. So I turned it off and re-did the RF gain calibration. All went
well with the main rx but when I started the sub rx calibration a box came
up headed "RF Gain Calibration Error" and the message in it said "DSP
command response did not arrive." Tried exiting utility, turning off K3 and
restarting pc but now the same thing happens every time. K3 f/w 4.22.

Any ideas?

73 to all

Geoff
G3UCK

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N5GE

Re: K3 - RF Gain Calibration Error

Try it with the latest version of the K3 Utility 1.3.11.5 and see if that helps.

73,

Tom Childers
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On Sun, 9 Jan 2011 20:18:43 -0000, "Geoffrey Downs" <[hidden email]>
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Ken Wagner K3IU

Re: K3 - RF Gain Calibration Error

In reply to this post by Geoffrey Downs-3

Geoff:

I had this same problem back in mid October 2010 (may still
have it... I just haven't tried to do the RF Cal recently)
and swapped several emails with Dick Dievendorff on the
subject. We came up with nothing and he was going to confer
with Lyle when he got back from vacation. Obviously, this
wasn't at the top of the priority list :-D .

Dick... any late breaking developments on this issue???

73,
Ken Wagner K3IU
K3 #202
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On 1/9/2011 3:18 PM, Geoffrey Downs wrote:

> This afternoon I performed an RF gain calibration on the main and sub
> receivers using my XG2 and K3 Utility Version 1.3.10.15. All went well.
>
> Then I realised that, contrary to the instructions, I had not turned off
> TEXT DEC. So I turned it off and re-did the RF gain calibration. All went
> well with the main rx but when I started the sub rx calibration a box came
> up headed "RF Gain Calibration Error" and the message in it said "DSP
> command response did not arrive." Tried exiting utility, turning off K3 and
> restarting pc but now the same thing happens every time. K3 f/w 4.22.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> 73 to all
>
> Geoff
> G3UCK
>
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Ken Wagner K3IU

Re: K3 - RF Gain Calibration Error

Geoff:

I had also forgotten that I had installed the upgrade to the
K3 Utility. I just ran the test and it worked properly on
both the main Rx and the Sub Rx using v 1.3.11.5.

Sorry to have bothered you, Dick...

73,
Ken K3IU
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On 1/9/2011 3:50 PM, Ken K3IU wrote:

> Geoff:
>
> I had this same problem back in mid October 2010 (may
> still have it... I just haven't tried to do the RF Cal
> recently) and swapped several emails with Dick Dievendorff
> on the subject. We came up with nothing and he was going
> to confer with Lyle when he got back from vacation.
> Obviously, this wasn't at the top of the priority list :-D .
>
> Dick... any late breaking developments on this issue???
>
> 73,
> Ken Wagner K3IU
> K3 #202
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> On 1/9/2011 3:18 PM, Geoffrey Downs wrote:
>> This afternoon I performed an RF gain calibration on the main and sub
>> receivers using my XG2 and K3 Utility Version 1.3.10.15. All went well.
>>
>> Then I realised that, contrary to the instructions, I had not turned off
>> TEXT DEC. So I turned it off and re-did the RF gain calibration. All went
>> well with the main rx but when I started the sub rx calibration a box came
>> up headed "RF Gain Calibration Error" and the message in it said "DSP
>> command response did not arrive." Tried exiting utility, turning off K3 and
>> restarting pc but now the same thing happens every time. K3 f/w 4.22.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> 73 to all
>>
>> Geoff
>> G3UCK
>>
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KENT TRIMBLE

Re: K3 - RF Gain Calibration Error

In reply to this post by Ken Wagner K3IU

Had the same problem in the Fall.

Solution (for me) was to download the latest firmware into a fresh
directory (no other files), and re-install the latest version of the
Utility.

Calibration proceeded normally after that.

73,

Kent K9ZTV
K3 #21

On 1/9/2011 2:50 PM, Ken K3IU wrote:

> Geoff:
>
> I had this same problem back in mid October 2010 (may still
> have it... I just haven't tried to do the RF Cal recently)
> and swapped several emails with Dick Dievendorff on the
> subject. We came up with nothing and he was going to confer
> with Lyle when he got back from vacation. Obviously, this
> wasn't at the top of the priority list :-D .
>
> Dick... any late breaking developments on this issue???
>
> 73,
> Ken Wagner K3IU
> K3 #202

> On 1/9/2011 3:18 PM, Geoffrey Downs wrote:
>> This afternoon I performed an RF gain calibration on the main and sub
>> receivers using my XG2 and K3 Utility Version 1.3.10.15. All went well.
>>
>> Then I realised that, contrary to the instructions, I had not turned off
>> TEXT DEC. So I turned it off and re-did the RF gain calibration. All went
>> well with the main rx but when I started the sub rx calibration a box came
>> up headed "RF Gain Calibration Error" and the message in it said "DSP
>> command response did not arrive." Tried exiting utility, turning off K3 and
>> restarting pc but now the same thing happens every time. K3 f/w 4.22.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> 73 to all
>>
>> Geoff
>> G3UCK
>

Geoffrey Downs-3

Re: K3 - RF Gain Calibration Error

Thank you Kent and also thanks to Tom N5GE and Ken K3IU for their replies.

Downloaded the latest utility but still got the error message on doing the
RF gain calibration on the sub rx.

Restarted PC and K3, redownloaded and installed 4.22 f/w and re- performed
RF gain calibration. This time no error message.

So problem solved but goodness knows why!

73 all and thanks again

Geoff
G3UCK

----- Original Message -----
From: "K9ZTV" <[hidden email]>

> Had the same problem in the Fall.
>
> Solution (for me) was to download the latest firmware into a fresh
> directory (no other files), and re-install the latest version of the
> Utility.
>
> Calibration proceeded normally after that.
>
> 73,
>
> Kent K9ZTV
> K3 #21