Guys, Maybe this has come up before. It is now obvious that the K3 firmware program will not work on a virtual serial port (LPBRIDGE). Tried. For curiosity, why is that? 73 de Brian/K3KO ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2238 / Virus Database: 2639/5587 - Release Date: 02/07/13