K3 locked up, ERR KEY in display
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My K3 is locking up and displaying ERR KEY in VFO B. It would not even respond to pressing the POWER button, I had to disconnect the power. After several power cycles it seems to be responding. WHAT UP WID DAT?
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Hi Eric,
>From the K3 operating manual Display error = "ERR KEY": Problem - Attempt to key the transmitter or activate PTT during power-on Troubleshooting steps: Usually caused by an external device shorting KEY or PTT to ground; disconnect such devices until they're initialized properly. Also see CONFIG:PTT-KEY. If necessary, try removing the KIO3 module or its digital I/O daughter board. Check to see if your key is closed, or PTT is shorted or external software has RTS or DTR set to PTT the rig. Hope this helps, Frank - W6NEK ----- Original Message ----- From: "eric norris" <[hidden email]> To: <[hidden email]> Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 8:22 PM Subject: [Elecraft] K3 locked up, ERR KEY in display My K3 is locking up and displaying ERR KEY in VFO B. It would not even respond to pressing the POWER button, I had to disconnect the power. After several power cycles it seems to be responding. WHAT UP WID DAT? 73, Eric WD6DBM ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
unable to extract files to update K3 using Win 7
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HELP!!
I am having a heck of a problem with Windows 7 in trying to download and extract the k3fw3r68 zip file to update my K3. It must be a Win 7 issue because I did not have the problem with XP First problem is I cannot not even download it to a folder. I go to the FTP website, click on the zip file and that opens up the File download window. Then I click on SAVE, that gives me the save as window with the file name k3fw3r68. For lack of a better place, I just tried to save it to COMPUTER/ Local Disk C:, I click on SAVE and it runs through the save routine, and the window closes (does not stay open to ask me if I want to OPEN or OPEN FOLDER); but when I check on local Disk C, there is no folder there. Can't even save the darn file to a flash drive. On my other computer, I was able to save the file to flash drive and then transfer it to the computer I am running the K3 on. However when I try and extract the files (unzip) I have no luck at all. What am I doing wrong with Windows 7? Dick K8ZTT __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4680 (20091211) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
unable to extract files to update K3 using Win 7
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Additional information:
I was able to download the zip file to a flash drive on my other computer. Transferred it to a folder I called TEMP and placed it on the desktop. It is k3fw3r68.zip and has a size of 470 KBs. When I right click on the file and then click on Extract All, I have a new window that says to select a destination and extract files. The default destination is the temp folder. When I click on EXTRACT, it goes through the motions and I have a new folder created called FILE FOLDER, but there is nothing in it! Thus the problem, the files I need are not being extracted. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Dick K8ZTT __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4680 (20091211) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
Re: unable to extract files to update K3 using Win 7
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Dick,
Since Windows 7 can open the files in the Zip Folder, have you tried selecting all the files IN the folder for download? Your problem description seems to indicate that Win7 is only downloading the folder and not its contents. 73, Don W3FPR Dick Williams wrote: > HELP!! > > I am having a heck of a problem with Windows 7 in trying to download and > extract the k3fw3r68 zip file to update my K3. It must be a Win 7 issue > because I did not have the problem with XP > > First problem is I cannot not even download it to a folder. I go to the FTP > website, click on the zip file and that opens up the File download window. > Then I click on SAVE, that gives me the save as window with the file name > k3fw3r68. For lack of a better place, I just tried to save it to COMPUTER/ > Local Disk C:, I click on SAVE and it runs through the save routine, and > the window closes (does not stay open to ask me if I want to OPEN or OPEN > FOLDER); but when I check on local Disk C, there is no folder there. > > Can't even save the darn file to a flash drive. > > On my other computer, I was able to save the file to flash drive and then > transfer it to the computer I am running the K3 on. > > However when I try and extract the files (unzip) I have no luck at all. > > What am I doing wrong with Windows 7? > > Dick K8ZTT > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 4680 (20091211) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.709 / Virus Database: 270.14.103/2558 - Release Date: 12/11/09 05:06:00 > > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
unable to extract files to update K3 using Win 7
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More information on my problem.
The problem is something with the way I have the computer set. I finally was able to get download to the K3 by using my other computer. I downloaded the zip file to my other computer (also Win 7) and then extracted the files. Everything worked as it should. I then copied the folder to a flash drive. Once that was complete, I put the flash drive in the computer I have the K3 hooked up to and copied the file to the temp file on the desktop. K3 utility worked fine and I updated the radio. Does anybody have an idea of what I am doing wrong or set wrong that will not allow me to down load the zip file or even to extract them if I copy the zip file from my one computer to the one I want it on? I am the only user of both, so I assume I am the administrator; If not, on the one computer, I have no idea how to make myself the administrator. Have tried re-boot of computer and that did not help either. Dick K8ZTT __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4680 (20091211) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
Re: unable to extract files to update K3 using Win 7
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Dick Williams wrote:
> HELP!! > > I am having a heck of a problem with Windows 7 in trying to download and > extract the k3fw3r68 zip file to update my K3. It must be a Win 7 issue > because I did not have the problem with XP > Hi, Dick. I have win 7 and when you do a download it will appear in windows explorer under downloads. From there you extract all of the files in the down load and it will ask you where you want to place them. Earlier I have created a folder in program files (x86 in my case) k3 beta . So when extracting the download , just brouse to k3 beta and send files there. And in utility you can brouse to k3 beta and complete your download to your k3. Hope this helps Gil K8EAG ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
Re: unable to extract files to update K3 using Win 7
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Dick,
There are many things that could be wrong, you will need to do some "Sherlock Holmes" work. Check to be sure that your account is set as an administrator. Go into control panel "User Accounts" to be sure. Another thing you should check is what your "Folder Options" are in control panel. This controls what types of files you see, whether or not you see file extensions or not, and whether or not you see some folders. I turn all of the "hiding" off and all the "show" on so I can see everything. I'm also using Win 7 Pro and I have no trouble with downloading the zip file. 73, Bob W5OV -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Dick Williams Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 12:26 AM To: [hidden email] Subject: [Elecraft] unable to extract files to update K3 using Win 7 More information on my problem. The problem is something with the way I have the computer set. I finally was able to get download to the K3 by using my other computer. I downloaded the zip file to my other computer (also Win 7) and then extracted the files. Everything worked as it should. I then copied the folder to a flash drive. Once that was complete, I put the flash drive in the computer I have the K3 hooked up to and copied the file to the temp file on the desktop. K3 utility worked fine and I updated the radio. Does anybody have an idea of what I am doing wrong or set wrong that will not allow me to down load the zip file or even to extract them if I copy the zip file from my one computer to the one I want it on? I am the only user of both, so I assume I am the administrator; If not, on the one computer, I have no idea how to make myself the administrator. Have tried re-boot of computer and that did not help either. Dick K8ZTT __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4680 (20091211) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
unable to extract files to update K3 using Win 7 - problem solved!!!
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I want to thank the individuals that responded to my Win 7 problem of "unable to download files and unzip files. Since my Win 7 is new, I even called Microsoft and was on the phone for about three hours with one of their support personnel; the bottom line was he was not able to help other than letting me know that something was "corrupt" in the computer. The computer was in such bad shape that I could not even download or even get their Easy Assist to download. I finally was able to fix the problem myself with a very simple and extremely effective cure (three step process): (1) format the hard drive (2) load Win 7 back on the computer (3) re-install programs and associated files Everything is working like it should now. Over the years I have found the above three steps to have cured the most obstinate and perplexing problems that I have ever encountered with all of the versions of Microsoft operating systems. I highly recommend it, and the above three step procedure will certainly decrease your anxiety levels. Dick __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4687 (20091214) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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