[Elecraft] PX3 computer interface to KX3

Bill Frantz frantz at pwpconsult.com
Fri Apr 27 16:14:29 EDT 2018


Bingo! It had been reset from 38400 to 9600. I have no idea how 
or when. Thanks for the clue.

73 Bill AE6JV

(BTW, did I say that I hate RS232. With all the parameters that 
can go wrong, and many strange voltage conventions, it seems to 
be an interface designed to cause problems.)

On 4/26/18 at 9:19 PM, johnn1jm at gmail.com (John_N1JM) wrote:

>Is the *host serial port baud rate* set correctly in the PX3?
>
>John N1JM
>
>
>Bill Frantz wrote
>>I'm sitting in New Hampshire and I find I can't get my 
>>computer to talk to the KX3 when it goes through the PX3 using 
>>the ACC1-PC jack. The computer can talk to the KX3 when 
>>plugged in directly to ACC1 jack on the KX3, and the PX3 can 
>>get the frequency data when plugged into the same jack.
>>
>>I have the same problem with both wsjt-x and RUMlogNG, so I 
>>don't think the problem is in the computer software. The USB 
>><--> RS232 seems to be working, so I suspect the PX3.
>>
>>Does anyone have any suggestions for something to fix to get 
>>both the computer and the PX3 to talk to the KX3? (I'm low on 
>>test equipment here, but I do have a DVM.)
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