[Elecraft] Computer control issues - unreliable firmware?

[epalmer at sirisonline.com]

I had the same issue with HRD and it was the USB serial adapter. The one I
was using had a transfer speed of 115 mbps which apparently wasn't
sufficient. Bought a Keyspan adapter with a transfer rate of 220 mbps and
all works well. I did have to go into the device manager and make a few
changes to the port settings for the Keyspan.

Saw an Iogear adapter at WalMart for I think it was $29.00 that had a
transfer rate of 200 mbps and appear to work well from accounts I've read.

73, Ed N0EHQ


> I recently completed my K2.  I assume that it has the very latest
> firmware.  Although it works fine with k2Remote, it doesn't work reliably
> with any third-party software that I've tried.   I've tried the latest
> version of dxLab commander, HamRadioDelux, and even purchased
> HamStationExtreme.  Comander won't even connect with the K2.  HRD keeps
> stalling when updating the frequency display.  The current release of HSE
> doesn't appear to work.  I'm waiting for an update.
>
> As far as I can tell from research I've been able to do, there are
> firmware problems in the K2 that make the interface unreliable.  Elecraft
> says they don't have any room in their program space to add any flow
> control.  Does anyone have any information about this problem or comments
> about other control software?
>
> Regards
> Rich - KE1EV
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