"Spasmodic" CW with 3.41
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Greetings--
I discovered tonight, having downloaded and installed 3.41 a few nights ago, that when connected to HRD, my K3, #859, has problems with the keying circuit, regardless if I'm using my paddle or my straight key. While in TX Test mode, when connected to HRD, dits and dahs become "spasmodic" with dahs occasionally elongated or cut off short. The dits will occasionally "miss"...not be there when expected. When disconnected from HRD, normal operation resumes. Now, I only tried this on TX Test and not into the air or dummy load. When I reverted back to 3.30, the problem vanished...ceased to exist, connected to HRD or not. Has anyone else discovered this? -- 73, Dick ka1oz Middleborough, MA Radio: Elecraft K3/100(Kit) SN 859 Antenna: Titan-DX ______________________________________________________________ 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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Dick, I tried it with my K3 #892 with no problems during TX Test. I am running the latest Beta version of HRD. I have no problems using HRD to do CW or using the built in keyer in the K3. The mistakes that I make using the keyer are mine but nothing out of the ordinary other than that.
Len, K3LJ
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Len, K3LJ wrote:
> Dick, I tried it with my K3 #892 with no problems during TX Test. I am > running the latest Beta version of HRD. I have no problems using HRD to do > CW or using the built in keyer in the K3. The mistakes that I make using the > keyer are mine but nothing out of the ordinary other than that. > > Len, K3LJ > > > > Dick Roth KA1OZ wrote: >> Greetings-- >> >> I discovered tonight, having downloaded and installed 3.41 a few nights >> ago, that when connected to HRD, my K3, #859, has problems with the >> keying circuit, regardless if I'm using my paddle or my straight key. >> >> While in TX Test mode, when connected to HRD, dits and dahs become >> "spasmodic" with dahs occasionally elongated or cut off short. The dits >> will occasionally "miss"...not be there when expected. >> >> When disconnected from HRD, normal operation resumes. Now, I only tried >> this on TX Test and not into the air or dummy load. >> >> When I reverted back to 3.30, the problem vanished...ceased to exist, >> connected to HRD or not. >> >> Has anyone else discovered this? >> >>> >[snip] > > I'm running HRD 4.1 Build 2312. I should add that the radio is as it was when I put it together. I have not made any mods. I don't know if this is pertinent or not. -- 73, Dick ka1oz Middleborough, MA Radio: Elecraft K3/100(Kit) SN 859 Antenna: Titan-DX ______________________________________________________________ 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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I'm not observing any keying problems, either. How are you keying the
rig? How is HRD set up? I'm not an expert with HRD; is there a way to reset it to defaults to see if it could be a configuration issue? Tnx Wayne, N6KR ---- http://www.elecraft.com On Oct 8, 2009, at 7:00 PM, "Dick Roth, KA1OZ" <[hidden email]> wrote: > Len, K3LJ wrote: >> Dick, I tried it with my K3 #892 with no problems during TX Test. I >> am >> running the latest Beta version of HRD. I have no problems using >> HRD to do >> CW or using the built in keyer in the K3. The mistakes that I make >> using the >> keyer are mine but nothing out of the ordinary other than that. >> >> Len, K3LJ >> >> >> >> Dick Roth KA1OZ wrote: >>> Greetings-- >>> >>> I discovered tonight, having downloaded and installed 3.41 a few >>> nights >>> ago, that when connected to HRD, my K3, #859, has problems with the >>> keying circuit, regardless if I'm using my paddle or my straight >>> key. >>> >>> While in TX Test mode, when connected to HRD, dits and dahs become >>> "spasmodic" with dahs occasionally elongated or cut off short. >>> The dits >>> will occasionally "miss"...not be there when expected. >>> >>> When disconnected from HRD, normal operation resumes. Now, I only >>> tried >>> this on TX Test and not into the air or dummy load. >>> >>> When I reverted back to 3.30, the problem vanished...ceased to >>> exist, >>> connected to HRD or not. >>> >>> Has anyone else discovered this? >>> >>>> >> [snip] > >> > > I'm running HRD 4.1 Build 2312. I should add that the radio is as it > was when I put it together. I have not made any mods. I don't know > if > this is pertinent or not. > > -- > 73, > Dick ka1oz > Middleborough, MA > > Radio: Elecraft K3/100(Kit) SN 859 > Antenna: Titan-DX > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 |
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This is a very plain vanilla setup. I'm using an iambic paddle plugged
into the paddle input and my straight key into the key input. Other than my KUSB connection between my rig and my laptop, which runs Vista, there is no other connection. And with the K3 in TX Test, there is no RF possibly running around the shack. I also have a plain vanilla setup of HRD...out of the box, you might say. I do know that without changing HRD's setup, I can cure the problem by going back to 3.30. It would appear that something in 3.41 has done the changing! Thanks for your input, Wayne, Len and the rest of the crew. Wayne Burdick wrote: > I'm not observing any keying problems, either. How are you keying the > rig? How is HRD set up? I'm not an expert with HRD; is there a way to > reset it to defaults to see if it could be a configuration issue? > > Tnx > Wayne, > N6KR > > ---- > http://www.elecraft.com > > On Oct 8, 2009, at 7:00 PM, "Dick Roth, KA1OZ" <[hidden email]> wrote: > >> Len, K3LJ wrote: >>> Dick, I tried it with my K3 #892 with no problems during TX Test. I am >>> running the latest Beta version of HRD. I have no problems using HRD >>> to do >>> CW or using the built in keyer in the K3. The mistakes that I make >>> using the >>> keyer are mine but nothing out of the ordinary other than that. >>> >>> Len, K3LJ >>> >>> >>> >>> Dick Roth KA1OZ wrote: >>>> Greetings-- >>>> >>>> I discovered tonight, having downloaded and installed 3.41 a few nights >>>> ago, that when connected to HRD, my K3, #859, has problems with the >>>> keying circuit, regardless if I'm using my paddle or my straight key. >>>> >>>> While in TX Test mode, when connected to HRD, dits and dahs become >>>> "spasmodic" with dahs occasionally elongated or cut off short. The >>>> dits >>>> will occasionally "miss"...not be there when expected. >>>> >>>> When disconnected from HRD, normal operation resumes. Now, I only >>>> tried >>>> this on TX Test and not into the air or dummy load. >>>> >>>> When I reverted back to 3.30, the problem vanished...ceased to exist, >>>> connected to HRD or not. >>>> >>>> Has anyone else discovered this? >>>> >>>>> >>> [snip] > >>> >> >> I'm running HRD 4.1 Build 2312. I should add that the radio is as it >> was when I put it together. I have not made any mods. I don't know if >> this is pertinent or not. >> >> -- >> 73, >> Dick ka1oz >> Middleborough, MA >> >> Radio: Elecraft K3/100(Kit) SN 859 >> Antenna: Titan-DX >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > -- 73, Dick ka1oz Middleborough, MA Radio: Elecraft K3/100(Kit) SN 859 Antenna: Titan-DX ______________________________________________________________ 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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HRD creates quite some RS232 tfc. You see this when spinning the VFO knob and watching how fast the HRD screen is following. So I guess that RS232 speed could be an issue. K3 default is 4800bps. I'm using 38400bps and do not have any keying problems.
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Wayne Burdick wrote:
> Dick, > > What version of HRD are you using? > > tnx > Wayne > > On Oct 9, 2009, at 3:28 AM, Dick Roth, KA1OZ wrote: > >> This is a very plain vanilla setup. I'm using an iambic paddle >> plugged into the paddle input and my straight key into the key input. >> Other than my KUSB connection between my rig and my laptop, which runs >> Vista, there is no other connection. And with the K3 in TX Test, >> there is no RF possibly running around the shack. >> >> I also have a plain vanilla setup of HRD...out of the box, you might >> say. I do know that without changing HRD's setup, I can cure the >> problem by going back to 3.30. It would appear that something in 3.41 >> has done the changing! >> >> Thanks for your input, Wayne, Len and the rest of the crew. >> >> >> Wayne Burdick wrote: >>> I'm not observing any keying problems, either. How are you keying the >>> rig? How is HRD set up? I'm not an expert with HRD; is there a way to >>> reset it to defaults to see if it could be a configuration issue? >>> Tnx >>> Wayne, >>> N6KR >>> ---- >>> http://www.elecraft.com >>> On Oct 8, 2009, at 7:00 PM, "Dick Roth, KA1OZ" <[hidden email]> >>> wrote: >>>> Len, K3LJ wrote: >>>>> Dick, I tried it with my K3 #892 with no problems during TX Test. I am >>>>> running the latest Beta version of HRD. I have no problems using >>>>> HRD to do >>>>> CW or using the built in keyer in the K3. The mistakes that I make >>>>> using the >>>>> keyer are mine but nothing out of the ordinary other than that. >>>>> >>>>> Len, K3LJ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Dick Roth KA1OZ wrote: >>>>>> Greetings-- >>>>>> >>>>>> I discovered tonight, having downloaded and installed 3.41 a few >>>>>> nights >>>>>> ago, that when connected to HRD, my K3, #859, has problems with the >>>>>> keying circuit, regardless if I'm using my paddle or my straight key. >>>>>> >>>>>> While in TX Test mode, when connected to HRD, dits and dahs become >>>>>> "spasmodic" with dahs occasionally elongated or cut off short. >>>>>> The dits >>>>>> will occasionally "miss"...not be there when expected. >>>>>> >>>>>> When disconnected from HRD, normal operation resumes. Now, I only >>>>>> tried >>>>>> this on TX Test and not into the air or dummy load. >>>>>> >>>>>> When I reverted back to 3.30, the problem vanished...ceased to exist, >>>>>> connected to HRD or not. >>>>>> >>>>>> Has anyone else discovered this? >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> [snip] > >>>>> >>>> >>>> I'm running HRD 4.1 Build 2312. I should add that the radio is as it >>>> was when I put it together. I have not made any mods. I don't know if >>>> this is pertinent or not. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 73, >>>> Dick ka1oz >>>> Middleborough, MA >>>> >>>> Radio: Elecraft K3/100(Kit) SN 859 >>>> Antenna: Titan-DX >>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> >> >> -- >> 73, >> Dick ka1oz >> Middleborough, MA >> >> Radio: Elecraft K3/100(Kit) SN 859 >> Antenna: Titan-DX > > 4.1 Build 2312 I'm using a KUSB from Elecraft. I re-installed 3.41 to see whether there had been a problem with the first time I installed it, but the same symptoms are there. I can't even send 8 dits (error) without a skipped dit! It makes it impossible to send morse. When I try the straight key, it is hit and miss whether I transmit or not with each character. I just re-installed 3.30 and all is FB again! -- 73, Dick ka1oz Middleborough, MA Radio: Elecraft K3/100(Kit) SN 859 Antenna: Titan-DX ______________________________________________________________ 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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