KDVR3 message length variation

[Dave-3]

Ever since it arrived, my 5k serial number K3 has had eight voice memories
which start counting down from 9 seconds when recording

 

Ever since it arrived, my wifes earlier 3k serial number K3 has had eight
voice memories which start counting down from 14 seconds when recording

 

Today I had a play with one of the locals K3 and it also started counting
down from 14Seconds

 

According to Freds book the memories  should be 14 seconds long

 

I looked in the 2012 k3dvr manual , the only mention of the 8 message length
is "1. Messages may be at least 10 seconds long." Whatever that means when
translated!

 

There is no mention in the K3 manual of a config setting for KDVR3 message
length (like my old kenwood had). The only setting is KVR3 present/absent

 

How does one get the full 14S length on the 9S K3? (No, EEINIT does not do
it; been there , done that)

 

Dave

 

G4FRE

 

 

 

 

 

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[Bruce Beford-4]

Early KDVR3 boards had a larger memory, hence longer message lengths, IIRC.
I forget when they switched to the newer, smaller memories.
Bruce, N1RX


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[Oliver Dröse]

Hi Dave,

> I looked in the 2012 k3dvr manual , the only mention of the 8 message
> length is "1. Messages may be at least 10 seconds long." Whatever
> that means when translated!

Exactly what is written there. ;-) 10 seconds guaranteed. If you see more, i.e. on older K3's, be happy, but no guarantee.
 
> There is no mention in the K3 manual of a config setting for KDVR3
> message length (like my old kenwood had).

That's because there is none. Message length is fixed at max. 10 seconds (or 15 on older units). If you use less, i.e. 6 seconds then only those 6 seconds are played.

> How does one get the full 14S length on the 9S K3? (No, EEINIT does
> not do it; been there , done that)

Only by getting your hands onto an old KDVR3 module that still had the memory chips providing 15 seconds per memory.

73, Olli - DH8BQA

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[KV5J]

I have a K3 that is less than 6 months old (SN 82XX)  that has 14 seconds in each of the 8 banks.

Keith, XE3/K5ENS