[Elecraft] The no-serial port conundrum

[Lee Trout]

Garry:

There sure has been a lot of posts about USB/serial problems.

I use a laptop with USB only and the dreaded Vista (works fine for me).  
I bought a cheapo USB to serial cable, loaded in the driver and that is 
all I did -- the computer did the rest.  It recognizes the K3 (even when 
I occasionally use a hub) automatically.  I have done about 8 regular 
and beta upgrades and they have all gone flawlessly.

Obviously, others have not been so lucky.  What I would suggest is your 
pal get a USB/serial cable, load in a driver and then do the test in the 
K3 utility.  There may be no problem at all.  If they talk to each 
other, great; if not troubleshoot from that point.

Lee (K9CM)