[Elecraft] K3 Setup Failing

[Dick Dievendorff]

The K3 Utility finds the K3's RS-232 speed by trying them all. Config save is check summed and the RS-232 speed doesn't matter except that it takes longer at slower speeds. 

Dick, K6KR

Dick

On May 25, 2013, at 16:00, "Ed" <edwest at sisqtel.net> wrote:

> What Don is saying is true.  My manual, page 58 shows the factory default as 4800 b.  Try resetting it to 38400 using the “config” menu.  
> You will have to also do the same with your computer.  Then try reloading the software.  Anything you have saved with your present setup 
> could be corrupted so you may have to start over.  38400 is what the K3 and it’s companions want to communicate with.  Also not
> all RS232 to USB cables will work.  A lot of them have something missing in the chip they use.
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