[Elecraft] K3: COM1 and COM3 question

[David Gilbert]

That is simply not true.  The K3 has no idea what COM port on the 
computer it is talking to.  Please describe how you change the COM port 
designation on the K3.

Dave   AB7E


On 11/2/2011 1:30 PM, Jim Dunstan wrote:

Hi

No problem, and not unusual.  The computer OS assigns the COM number to
devices,
in this case the Serial Ports, and assures they operate without conflict
with any other device in/attached to the computer.

Generally the serial port is often but not always set as COM1.  If you
attach a device to the serial port and it works right
away ... then they are both set to the same COM number.  If the COM numbers
are not the same they will not communicate
and you will have to change the number either at the computer or the
device/program.

Communications between computer and device using COM1 to COM1 is the same
as COM3 to COM3.  Now if you swap
computers/radios in your shack you will also have to change the COM# on the
radios (best place to make the change).

Jim, VE3CI