[Elecraft] MICROHAM USB III INTERFACE WITH K3 UTILITY DOES NOT WORK

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

Have you installed microHAM USB Device Router in the Windows Virtual
Machine?  Router installs both the FTDI (hardware) driver and the
Eltima VSPAX (software) driver.

The hardware driver is responsible for communications between the
Router software and the interface.  The VSPAX is responsible for
creating the virtual COM port (as well as mapping rig control/CAT
to one virtual port, and PTT, CW/FSK to a different virtual port
if needed).

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 2/16/2018 4:09 PM, Greg Best wrote:
> I hope this is not the case but if it is, this is really bad.  My PC is
> actually a MacBook Pro with VMWARE Fusion on it with Win 7 as virtual OS.
> One of the things with the virtual OS is that only certain ports are
> available and Com1 appears to be the only port addressable. The only way I
> will know that is to take my old WIN XP laptop and try it.
> 
> Not what I had in mind over the DX test weekend….
> 
> 73’s
> Greg
> 
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Henrik Stenstrom <vk2hhs at gmail.com>
> Date: Friday, February 16, 2018 at 2:55 PM
> To: Greg Best <gbconsulting54 at gmail.com>
> Cc: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] MICROHAM USB III INTERFACE WITH K3 UTILITY DOES
> NOT WORK
> 
>> Somewhere in the deep dark memory I remember that com1 and com2 cant be
>> used
>>
>> My own setup uses com3
>>
>> De vk2hhs
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On 17 Feb 2018, at 06:23, Greg Best <gbconsulting54 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I am still trying to get a K3 talking.  I have a connection through a
>>> Microham USB III Interface box that connects the K3 RS232 port to my PC
>>> running Win 7 64 Pro. The path is from the K3 to the Microham III USB
>>> interface, then there is a straight USB connection from the Microham to
>>> the
>>> PC.  I have downloaded the K3 Utility and tried to see if it will
>>> establish
>>> connection with the PC but it will not.  COM port 1 is used.  The K3
>>> setting
>>> is currently at 38400 baud  but I also tried setting the K3 baud rate at
>>> 4800 and doing a power on/off  but with the same results.   I see the K3
>>> utility screen on the PC step through the various baud rates but it
>>> will not
>>> sync up to the K3. The PC recognizes the Microham USB interface when
>>> looking
>>> at the Win 7 Device Manager but it indicates there is no device driver.
>>> I
>>> don¹t always trust what the PC says though.  Can someone point me to a
>>> device driver I can download and install. My K3 FW is Rev 5.38.
>>>
>>> 73¹s
>>> Greg
>>>
>>>
>>> Greg Best P.E.
>>> 16100 Outlook Avenue
>>> Stilwell, KS 66085
>>> 816-792-2913
>>>
>>>
>>>
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