[Elecraft] K3 and VB6

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> There's also an annoying problem that in valves the comm port. Every
> time in turn on my PC, during boot-up, the K3 momentarily transmits.
> Is there a way to prevent that or every time I turn on the PC, do I
> have to turn off the K3?

Set CONFIG: PTT-KEY -> OFF-OFF and the K3 will no longer respond to
the DTR and/or RTS signals.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 2014-10-12 6:47 PM, wa9fvp wrote:
> A few months ago I was working on a Visual Basic program to control my K3.  2
> days ago when I went back to do some coding,  I had a problem where, when I
> opened the Comm port,  the K3 would transmit.  I tried sending the RX
> software command to the K3 but it didn't help. It was stuck in transmit! I'm
> not sure what happened but after I explored VB6 MSComm Event,  I found that
> my code didn't initialize the RTS line.     RTSEnable is a VB6 comm control
> that can toggle the RS232, RTS line low or high.  The K3 detects the signal
> from the RS232 port and immediately places it in transmit mode. I added a
> line of code and the problem was solved.
>
> There's also an annoying problem that in valves the comm port.  Every time
> in turn on my PC, during boot-up, the K3 momentarily transmits.   Is there a
> way to prevent that or every time I turn on the PC, do I have to turn off
> the K3?
>
>
>
> -----
> Jack WA9FVP
>
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