[Elecraft] KX3 COM Port Not Working

[Clay Autery]

Excellent tip...  don't do it wrong.  Multiple steps to show ghosted
entries, NOT just hidden entries.  A LOT of hidden entries should NOT be
removed.  ONLY remove what is necessary.  Here's a link:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff184583.aspx

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On 4/5/2016 10:50 PM, tomb18 wrote:
> HiYou should now do a Google search for how to show hidden devices in the control panel. You can then delete the hidden devices if they are now useless. This will free up any comport assignments you may have floating around.7e Tom
>
>
> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.-------- Original message --------From: N8NCR <ncrollo+elecraft at gmail.com> Date: 2016-04-05  11:45 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 COM Port Not Working 
> Unfortunately I think I found the problem. A USB 3.0 port may have fried
> both KXUSB cables. I found a 3rd KXUSB cable I had hiding in storage,
> hooked it up to the KX3 and laptop and it worked immediately.
>
> For anyone that got to this thread via search engine, here are some
> symptoms:
>
> Elecraft KX3 Utility v1.13.8.24
>
> Activity Log:
> Attempting to contact KX3 on port COM8 at 38400 bit/s
> Attempting to contact KX3 on port COM8 at 19200 bit/s
> Attempting to contact KX3 on port COM8 at 9600 bit/s
> Attempting to contact KX3 on port COM8 at 4800 bit/s
>
> On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 11:22 PM, N8NCR <ncrollo+elecraft at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have a brand new KX3, kit build. I had a hard time getting the KX3
>> utility to connect to the radio and its being rather picky. I was able to
>> get it to connect once automagically and after that it hasn't worked again.
>>
>> I've tried:
>> 2 different KXUSB cables
>> Different USB ports
>> Different computers (Win7/Win10)
>> Different baud rates
>> Setting baud rate in device manager to corresponding rate on radio
>> Updating drivers
>> Restarting computer/KX3
>>
>> I'm plugging in the ACC1 port and running firmware 2.38 and out of
>> troubleshooting steps. Any ideas?
>>
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