[Elecraft] FTDI to serial adapter for K3 with Windows 7 change. Why?

[Ken G Kopp]

John,

My Windows 7 Pro has always operated this way.  Dunno if it's evidence of a
"problem" or not.  The "fix" ... for me ... is to first push TX disable on
the K3 when turning the computer on.

73

Ken - K0PP
On Nov 12, 2015 10:16 AM, "John Lawrence via Elecraft" <
elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

>
>  I have recently had to reform my C drive and reload Windows 7 Pro
>
> After doing the process of reinstalling the K3 utilities off the Elecraft
> site
> it has given me an outcome not meeting the prior results.  It down loaded
> fine
> but now I get PTT pulses on boot or sleep turn on.
>
>
>  Never before with the same OS did the same DELL give me this.  Exactly, I
> get a series
> of PTT key up pulses in a series of, " - - -   - -   - - " each dash
> representing the short PTT keyup
> pulses on the K3 and it's always the seme series of PTT key ups.
>  Something has changed but it isn't the FTDI driver. The command is coming
> from the Win 7 OS generating it with the FTDI driver.  Is there something
> in the BIOS that has changed?  This is the Elecraft FTDI chip set cable.
>
> Any Windows 7 gurus who can help me?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> John, W1QS
>
>
>
>
>
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