[Elecraft] K3 not communicating with PC

[Mike]

The K3 utility also lists the available ports.

73, Mike NF4L

Matt Zilmer wrote:
> If there's any doubt which COM port is used by the KUSB, you can use
> the Device Manager -> Ports to list all the COM ports.  The one with
> Prolific shown is your KUSB.
>
> Sometimes in enumeration, USB-Serial adapters will change COM port ID
> from boot to boot.
>
> 73
> matt W6NIA
>
> On Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:03:49 -0500, you wrote:
>
>   
>> Roger,
>>
>> I think you may be experiencing the problem I had which I asked about 
>> yesterday
>> subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Firmware update question - k3fw3r68
>>
>> Check your ports with the elecraft utility, I had the same kind of 
>> issue and I needed to find an open port that gave me 4800 bps.
>>
>> I never had the problem before after an update to a new version. 
>> Perhaps you've just updated? Or perhaps your port is active to a 
>> different application using the port you had assigned in the utility 
>> at a prior time?
>>
>> Gary
>> KA1J
>>
>>     
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I can't work out why my K3 has stopped communicating with my PC. Besides 
>>> the K3 utility I'm using HRD. Up to now I've used the KUSB which has 
>>> worked fine, it was bought with K3 #191 at the same time.  I reinstalled 
>>> the drivers checked Baud rate (38400), swapped ports etc but still no go.
>>>
>>> I then tried a standard RS232 instead, but still it does not work.   
>>>
>>> What am I missing here? Any help would be appreciated (my email is set 
>>> to digest mode).
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Roger  MW0IDX
>>>
>>> K3 #191
>>> K2 #2724
>>> KX1 #416
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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