[Elecraft] K3S/N1MM communications failed.

[Peter Dougherty]

OK, so I'm halfway there. I have CAT control back--I needed to change the RS-232 setting to USB. However, I am still out of luck in terms of sending keyboard CW via N1MM+. Seems to be a DTS/RTS problem and I’m trying everything. So far I can get the K3s into transmit mode, but no CW gets keyed.

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Peter Dougherty, W2IRT
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Brindle [mailto:jackbrindle at me.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 6:10 PM
To: Peter Dougherty
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S/N1MM communications failed.

Good! I really hope you get this one solved quickly. Be sure to post the response when you do.

And, good luck in the contest! At least we W6s can QSO with you and get points, unlike W6-W2…

73!

Jack, W6FB

> On Nov 23, 2016, at 3:08 PM, Peter Dougherty <Peter at w2irt.net> wrote:
> 
> Yes, also posted to N1MM+ reflector and my local contest club.
> 
> - pjd
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jack Brindle [mailto:jackbrindle at me.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 6:08 PM
> To: Peter Dougherty
> Cc: Elecraft List
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S/N1MM communications failed.
> 
> Peter;
> 
> If you haven’t done so already, I strongly suggest you post this query to the N1MM reflector.
> You may get a good response here, but that reflector is the place for N1MM questions, and I’d bet you will get a quicker response in that forum.
> 
> 73 & hope to Q in CWWCW!
> 
> - Jack, W6FB
> 
>> On Nov 23, 2016, at 2:42 PM, Peter Dougherty <Peter at w2irt.net> wrote:
>> 
>> My travel laptop upgraded itself to Windows 10 earlier this summer. I 
>> have had no occasion or reason to fully dismantle my home station to 
>> test it out until today, the day before I leave for CQWW in VE3 but I 
>> have a show-stopper problem that I can't seem to fix.
>> 
>> I have no communication between N1MM+ and the K3S, using the USB 
>> cable supplied by Elecraft. Last year it all worked 100% reliably under Windows 7.
>> Since the upgrade something has obviously changed. 
>> When I plug the K3S into the computer a new port shows up in Device 
>> manager
>> (COM-9 in this case). I launch N1MM+ go into the configurer and 
>> select COM9, click SET and, using the same settings that work on my 
>> desktop system, nothing's happening. I'm using 38400, N-8-1, DTR=PTT, 
>> RTS=Always Off, Radio Nr. 1, Foot switch none, radio polling rate 
>> Normal. None of the checkboxes are checked. I have also selected both 
>> DTR and RTS to Always off, which has also worked in the past. Nothing.
>> No CAT control, no CW send, nothing. I'm completely dead in the water. 
>> I am leaving tomorrow morning (Thursday) and need to get this going or I'm completely sunk.
>> 
>> Like I said, last year it worked 100% on the first try. Today, nothing.
>> Other than the Windows 7 to Windows 10  forced "upgrade" in July, 
>> various forced patches, etc, and an update to N1MM+ yesterday nothing 
>> has been done to this computer in a year. No new hardware or software.
>> Any help gratefully appreciated. Please feel free to contact me via 
>> my QRZ.com email address as well.
>> ----------------------------------------------------
>> Regards,
>> Peter Dougherty, W2IRT/VE3THX.
>> 
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