[Elecraft] K3 & LOGGING SOFTWARE

[alex]

Many of use our  rigs  with  contest software.   Here are  some  
operating  experiences  which  may be
helpful:   Please   report  your  own  expereinces  with  other  
software,  so that  we will not have  to reinvent   the wheels!!!

Using  K3   with  K1EA   CT-DOS v 10.03:  the following  worked FB
 Plain   vanilla   pc  machine  running  either  WIN98se  or  6.22  DOS.  
K1EA  CT-DOS  V  10.03,  set COMTSR2  -b4800  active,  choose TS940 as 
transceiver and
in ct setup,  comport2 = radio1, 4800baud.
Bandmap, band changes-from the K3 & from CT  all  worked.  Did  not 
check split freq  operations.
lpt2  as keying  interface  with  CT  paralell  port  circuit   worked fb
NOTE:  I had no tnc and cannot vouch  for  point es shoot,  
announcements etc

Using  CTWin  Windows op  version  of  K1EA  CTWIN:
PC:  Dell laptop 840c, xp pro,  with Prolific  USB-Comport  device as 
comport3.  Baud rate  4800
Transceiver  TS940,  setup:  comport3 = radio1, 4800 baud rate
LPT2  as keying input
RESULTS:   CTWIN  worked fb EXCEPT  entering  freq  on ctwin  did  not  
change the  K3
frequency  but changing  the freq  on the K3  registered fb  on ctwin.  
Again no experience with a tnc,  spot annoucements  etc.  I do not know 
how to set  up CTWIN  for TELENET  operations.

Using  ctWIN   IN WINDOWS XPPRO,  K1EA  CTWIN
PC: Dell840c laptop, Prolific USB-Comport  device  AND  LP-Bridge  
software from  <Telepostinc.com>  setting LP-Bridge  Virtual  Comport 1 
with  1A  option  checked &  K3  baudrate  set  at 38400  baud.
LPT2  as keying  input  toctwin.
RESULTS:  CTWin  worked  fb,  could set K3  freq  from ctwin, all else 
as above.

This technique of using a Virtual COMPORT  via LP-BRidge  might be one 
method of  using both the LP-PAN  panadapter  AND  a logging/contest  
program simultaneously.  NOTE  there are 3 possible  VIRTUAL  COMPORTS  
available on  LP-Bridge software.

Others might relate their  expereinces  with other  loggin/contest 
software  as well


alex w2ox

alex  w2ox
at 38400  and  ctwin setup  comport1 =radio1, baudrate 38400,  
tranceiver   TS940