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

[Art Hejduk]

I just make sure I have the K3 connected to a dummy load.

73,
Art  WB8ENE

On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 12:24 PM, Ken G Kopp <kengkopp at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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