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My name is joe. I have a K3 I think from the beginning of them it is serial# 1050. But I was trying upgrade firmware as it has never been done. Any how I did not realize that the USB to serial cable that came with the radio would no longer work because of outdated drivers. I had tried to down load drivers for the old prolific chip set serial adapter cable I don’t know if I got a bad driver or what happened because I did not realize anything was wrong until hours later. Anyhow I was never able to connect to the radio as far as I could tell. I never got a successful connection test it brought up the available current firmware versions but never displayed what was in the radio or I guess mean gave current to the radio. So when I found out from tech support that cable set would not work and I needed there new one. They said they would send it to me two weeks ago. I guess there no doing much of anything there in CA. but thought that was it for the time being. Well later that night I turned the radio off and back on. And that’s when it showed it ugly little head. I had absolutely no control with any buttons or knobs. Even the power button would not turn it off. I turned it off and back on. I did it multiple time leave differ time frames between the two. So I take it that the firmware is gone. And at this point I am just hoping I can get it loaded back up when ever I get the new cable. Thank you very much for any advice in advance. Joe AB3JN Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Joe,
Does the display show MCU LD and the red TX LED blinking? If so, you need to follow the steps to "Force a Firmware Download" listed in the K3 Utility HELP file, or refer to the same instructions in the manual. Get rid of that Prolific USB to Serial adapter and get one with the FTDI chipset - preferably the current KUSB. 73, Don W3FPR On 5/27/2020 5:31 PM, Joseph McIntire wrote: > Hello, > My name is joe. I have a K3 I think from the beginning of them it is serial# 1050. But I was trying upgrade firmware as it has never been done. Any how I did not realize that the USB to serial cable that came with the radio would no longer work because of outdated drivers. I had tried to down load drivers for the old prolific chip set serial adapter cable I don’t know if I got a bad driver or what happened because I did not realize anything was wrong until hours later. Anyhow I was never able to connect to the radio as far as I could tell. I never got a successful connection test it brought up the available current firmware versions but never displayed what was in the radio or I guess mean gave current to the radio. So when I found out from tech support that cable set would not work and I needed there new one. They said they would send it to me two weeks ago. I guess there no doing much of anything there in CA. but thought that was it for the time being. > Well later that night I turned the radio off and back on. And that’s when it showed it ugly little head. I had absolutely no control with any buttons or knobs. Even the power button would not turn it off. I turned it off and back on. I did it multiple time leave differ time frames between the two. So I take it that the firmware is gone. And at this point I am just hoping I can get it loaded back up when ever I get the new cable. Thank you very much for any advice in advance. > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Joe,
The Prolific chip set has a long history of issues. It goes back to when the Chinese started making knock-offs of them, and pirating the drivers. You probably got a bad driver set in your download. As Don said, get rid of that cable. Get one with an FTDI chip set in it. The Elecraft KUSB cable is very high quality and very reliable. You won't regret the investment. 73 de, Ian, NV4C On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 5:46 PM Don Wilhelm <[hidden email]> wrote: > Joe, > > Does the display show MCU LD and the red TX LED blinking? > If so, you need to follow the steps to "Force a Firmware Download" > listed in the K3 Utility HELP file, or refer to the same instructions in > the manual. > > Get rid of that Prolific USB to Serial adapter and get one with the FTDI > chipset - preferably the current KUSB. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 5/27/2020 5:31 PM, Joseph McIntire wrote: > > Hello, > > My name is joe. I have a K3 I think from the beginning of them it is > serial# 1050. But I was trying upgrade firmware as it has never been done. > Any how I did not realize that the USB to serial cable that came with the > radio would no longer work because of outdated drivers. I had tried to down > load drivers for the old prolific chip set serial adapter cable I don’t > know if I got a bad driver or what happened because I did not realize > anything was wrong until hours later. Anyhow I was never able to connect to > the radio as far as I could tell. I never got a successful connection test > it brought up the available current firmware versions but never displayed > what was in the radio or I guess mean gave current to the radio. So when I > found out from tech support that cable set would not work and I needed > there new one. They said they would send it to me two weeks ago. I guess > there no doing much of anything there in CA. but thought that was it for > the time being. > > Well later that night I turned the radio off and back on. And that’s > when it showed it ugly little head. I had absolutely no control with any > buttons or knobs. Even the power button would not turn it off. I turned it > off and back on. I did it multiple time leave differ time frames between > the two. So I take it that the firmware is gone. And at this point I am > just hoping I can get it loaded back up when ever I get the new cable. > Thank you very much for any advice in advance. > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [hidden email] > -- Ian Kahn, NV4C Roswell, GA EM74ua [hidden email] 10-10 #74624 North Georgia Chapter #2038 PODXS 070 #1962 K3 #281, P3 #688 KAT500 #860, KPA500 #1468 ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Yes, he knows he needs a new KUSB. He’s had it on order for 2 weeks now and is awaiting delivery. No need to keep telling him to do what he’s already done. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On May 27, 2020, at 5:57 PM, Ian Kahn <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Joe, > > The Prolific chip set has a long history of issues. It goes back to when > the Chinese started making knock-offs of them, and pirating the drivers. > You probably got a bad driver set in your download. As Don said, get rid of > that cable. Get one with an FTDI chip set in it. The Elecraft KUSB cable is > very high quality and very reliable. You won't regret the investment. > > 73 de, > > Ian, NV4C > >> On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 5:46 PM Don Wilhelm <[hidden email]> wrote: >> >> Joe, >> >> Does the display show MCU LD and the red TX LED blinking? >> If so, you need to follow the steps to "Force a Firmware Download" >> listed in the K3 Utility HELP file, or refer to the same instructions in >> the manual. >> >> Get rid of that Prolific USB to Serial adapter and get one with the FTDI >> chipset - preferably the current KUSB. >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> >>> On 5/27/2020 5:31 PM, Joseph McIntire wrote: >>> Hello, >>> My name is joe. I have a K3 I think from the beginning of them it is >> serial# 1050. But I was trying upgrade firmware as it has never been done. >> Any how I did not realize that the USB to serial cable that came with the >> radio would no longer work because of outdated drivers. I had tried to down >> load drivers for the old prolific chip set serial adapter cable I don’t >> know if I got a bad driver or what happened because I did not realize >> anything was wrong until hours later. Anyhow I was never able to connect to >> the radio as far as I could tell. I never got a successful connection test >> it brought up the available current firmware versions but never displayed >> what was in the radio or I guess mean gave current to the radio. So when I >> found out from tech support that cable set would not work and I needed >> there new one. They said they would send it to me two weeks ago. I guess >> there no doing much of anything there in CA. but thought that was it for >> the time being. >>> Well later that night I turned the radio off and back on. And that’s >> when it showed it ugly little head. I had absolutely no control with any >> buttons or knobs. Even the power button would not turn it off. I turned it >> off and back on. I did it multiple time leave differ time frames between >> the two. So I take it that the firmware is gone. And at this point I am >> just 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 Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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