Brian,
Check your com port settings - the K3 normally connects at 38400 bps.
You indicate 4800 bps, so perhaps the computer port speed is
'throttling' the data. If you are using a USB to serial adapter, a low
speed like that can create errors in the data stream because the
responses are not fast enough. Real serial ports do not usually have
that problem, but USB to serial adapters often do.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 5/25/2013 5:58 PM, Brian F. Wruble wrote:
Hi guys,
I am in a fight with my just assembled K3. I have gone through all the
steps, and everything worked. However, I could not get the sub-receiver to
receive anything --- just noise.
So I figured I would put that aside for awhile and try transmitting into a
dummy load. I had already run the TX gain Calibration steps at 5watts and
50 watts, both with no problem.
I found that though I I can hear my audio (sounding good) in the XMIT
Monitor, I had little to no indication of RF out, either on the rig's meter
or an external meter.
So I reran XMIT gain calibration with this result:
OS Version 6.1 Build 7601 Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2
K3 MCU revision 04.67. RS-232 speed 4800 bit/s.
Starting 5 watt calibration
Calibrating at 1.900 MHz
Calibration power settled at " 0.0 W ;"
Elapsed time: 5 seconds
Tx Gain calibration failed because transmit power did not reach the
expected value
I saved my configuration, then did a reset. The result was the same. I
reloaded my configuration file, result the same. The 50 watt test gives a
similar error.
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