PX3 problems
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I think these problems are chronic, and have been occurring off
and on for at least a year. (I've been ignoring them because for most of the time I use my K3 and P3, or I'm operating FT8 and the PX3 doesn't matter. Also, I'm lazy.) Vertical smearing. It acts as if once a signal is displayed on the waterfall, it is displayed on every subsequent line of the waterfall. Everything is blurry as well. It seems to go away if I change bands on the KX3. Horizontal smearing. It acts as if the signals on the waterfall are being modulated by a weak signal so the they get wider. This widening makes a CW signal about 3 times wider. This issue comes and goes with no obvious cause/relation to other things. Any thoughts? Any fixes? 73 Bill AE6JV ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Frantz | gets() remains as a monument | Periwinkle (408)356-8506 | to C's continuing support of | 16345 Englewood Ave www.pwpconsult.com | buffer overruns. | Los Gatos, CA 95032 ______________________________________________________________ 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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Also, the PX3 utility can't talk to the PX3 using "Test
Communications". The path through the PX3 to the KX3 works. 73 Bill AE6JV On 5/5/19 at 7:33 PM, [hidden email] (Bill Frantz) wrote: >I think these problems are chronic, and have been occurring off >and on for at least a year. (I've been ignoring them because >for most of the time I use my K3 and P3, or I'm operating FT8 >and the PX3 doesn't matter. Also, I'm lazy.) > >Vertical smearing. It acts as if once a signal is displayed on >the waterfall, it is displayed on every subsequent line of the >waterfall. Everything is blurry as well. It seems to go away if >I change bands on the KX3. > >Horizontal smearing. It acts as if the signals on the waterfall >are being modulated by a weak signal so the they get wider. >This widening makes a CW signal about 3 times wider. This issue >comes and goes with no obvious cause/relation to other things. > >Any thoughts? Any fixes? > >73 Bill AE6JV > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- >Bill Frantz | gets() remains as a monument | Periwinkle >(408)356-8506 | to C's continuing support of | 16345 Englewood Ave >www.pwpconsult.com | buffer overruns. | Los Gatos, CA 95032 > >______________________________________________________________ >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 > Bill Frantz |The nice thing about standards| Periwinkle (408)356-8506 |is there are so many to choose| 16345 Englewood Ave www.pwpconsult.com |from. - Andrew Tanenbaum | Los Gatos, CA 95032 ______________________________________________________________ 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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An update:
I got the PX3 utility communicating with the PX3 after rebooting my Mac (which didn't help), and swapping the USB<--->RS232 cable between the two USB ports on the Mac, which fixed the problem. I have put screen shots from the PX3 on my DropBox <https://www.dropbox.com/sh/tzqucbobdlos53p/AACA059lDQq71EyZsnukcVqia?dl=0> showing normal operation and both the vertical and horizontal smearing. It seems I can fix the vertical smearing by holding the AVERAGE button and then exiting. If no one has any ideas, I'll bug support. 73 Bill AE6JV On 5/5/19 at 7:53 PM, [hidden email] (Bill Frantz) wrote: >Also, the PX3 utility can't talk to the PX3 using "Test >Communications". The path through the PX3 to the KX3 works. > >73 Bill AE6JV > >On 5/5/19 at 7:33 PM, [hidden email] (Bill Frantz) wrote: > >>I think these problems are chronic, and have been occurring >>off and on for at least a year. (I've been ignoring them >>because for most of the time I use my K3 and P3, or I'm >>operating FT8 and the PX3 doesn't matter. Also, I'm lazy.) >> >>Vertical smearing. It acts as if once a signal is displayed on >>the waterfall, it is displayed on every subsequent line of the >>waterfall. Everything is blurry as well. It seems to go away >>if I change bands on the KX3. >> >>Horizontal smearing. It acts as if the signals on the >>waterfall are being modulated by a weak signal so the they get >>wider. This widening makes a CW signal about 3 times wider. >>This issue comes and goes with no obvious cause/relation to >>other things. >> >>Any thoughts? Any fixes? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Frantz | Re: Computer reliability, performance, and security: 408-356-8506 | The guy who *is* wearing a parachute is *not* the www.pwpconsult.com | first to reach the ground. - Terence Kelly ______________________________________________________________ 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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