does anybody know what software is needed to open an a3q file. I had an electrician meter some stuff for me and all he did was drop off this file and I can't get a hold of him. Has anybody ever used that file type. I don't even know what kind of meter he used

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Please check the below software, I am sure this what you need
I think this is the software and this software has this extension which is used for the following purpose;
Alpha Keys? software
Easily upgrade an A3 ALPHA? and
ALPHA Plus? meter without returning it to
the factory.
Meter function upgrades Can be added to
Power quality monitoring (PQM) A1D+, A1T+, A1K+, A1R+,
A3D, A3T,
A3Q, A3K, A3R
Load profiling (LP) A1T+, A1K+, A1R+,
A3T, A3Q, A3K, A3R
Instrumentation profiling (IP) A3TL, A3QL, A3KL, A3RL
Transformer and line loss compensation (LC) A3Q, A3R
Advanced 4-quadrant metering (Adv 4Q) A3Q, A3K, A3R
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