P3 (+SVGA) freeze update

[Carl Clawson-3]

One observation:

I too have found the newest firmware to be much better. But I had it freeze
once and it didn't seem like it was ever coming back. I didn't time it but
it must have been stuck for at least 10 or 15 seconds. I tapped my foot
switch to briefly flick the K3 in and out of transmit, and it started
updating right away.

HTH -- Carl
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[mike]

I have been 'fighting' P3 freezes for a long time. Mostly mine have seemed to be RFI related. I recently implemented most of Jim Brown's RFI prevention suggestions, bonding, ferrite chokes, interconnected earth grounds, pin-1 problems, etc. and they have made a big difference. The freezing is not easily reproduced, so it is hard to troubleshoot. It is really a pain when it occurs in a contest. The new FW works much better, but I still get the occasional freeze.  73  ..mike  AI6II

[Mike K2MK]

Hi Carl,

I too am still experiencing occasional freezes. Typically 1 to 2 seconds in length. I'm going to guess that the improvement is on the order of 95%. I think the problem was described as the way in which the K3 tells the P3 that it is coming out of transmit. You would think that if the firmware fixed this communication issue that it would have been a 100% fix unless there was a second reason for freezing.

73,
Mike K2MK

Carl Clawson-3 wrote

One observation:

I too have found the newest firmware to be much better. But I had it freeze
once and it didn't seem like it was ever coming back. I didn't time it but
it must have been stuck for at least 10 or 15 seconds. I tapped my foot
switch to briefly flick the K3 in and out of transmit, and it started
updating right away.

HTH -- Carl