[Elecraft] K3 firmware upgrade - Win7

[Brian Hunt]

I recently upgraded to a Windows 7-64 bit HP machine due to the demise 
of my Windows XP Pro laptop.  The biggest problem I had was going from a 
physical RS232 serial port on the laptop to a USB to RS232 converter.  I 
tried several failures before I hit on a solution that worked.  It is a 
USB/RS232 converter with an FTDI chipset and current drivers for it in 
Windwos 7-64 bit.  Try as I might I couldn't make a converter with the 
Prolific chipset work. Note that Elecraft have gone to a KUSB with the 
FTDI chipset.  You didn't give many details of your friend's problems 
but I'd bet the above is part of it.

Brian, K0DTJ

Hope this helps
On 9/27/2012 9:30 PM, Robert Mccormack wrote:
> Has anyone on the list experienced problems with Win7 when attempting a K3 firmware upgrade?
>
> My friend Aki ZL1GO has attempted the upgrade using his new Win7 computer without success - no
>
> problems with his old XP machine.
>
>
> I have only XP, so I can't help him.
>
> 73,
> Ken ZL1AIH
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