[Elecraft] K3 & LOGGING SOFTWARE

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

May I suggest the place for this kind of info is on the K3 Wiki at
http://www.zerobeat.net/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page

I'm not saying it isn't of interest to members of the reflector, but  
if put on the Wiki, it's there for all time and not spread across  
posts here
And if people start complaining of bandwidth use here, you can just  
maintain it there.
73 de M0XDF, K3 #174
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On 29 Aug 2008, at 08:43, David Wilburn wrote:

> Use N3FJP ACLOG without issue.  In the past I used some of his  
> individual contesting software.  Now I use N1MM and sometimes MMTTY.  
> Only have an issue with MMTTY, that is more likely me needing to  
> know where to change a setting.  All else has worked fine.

> alex wrote:
>> 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
>>