[Elecraft] K3S - Win4K3Suite - SDRPlay

[Barry]

I would go with Win10. Everything I had running over win7 runs nicely 
over win 10. And, win10 seemed run to faster. I did my free upgrade when 
it was free and haven't looked back since.

The big issue I see is learning where win10 puts things and the new 
format. The setup is not much different, but getting there is. The 
differences seemed to have caused more heartburn than other issues. 
However, win10 will support far more things than other operating 
systems, both long and short term. And if you go with what win10 and 
your app.exe want, the set is is seriously easy for installs. The only 
thing hams are going need to learn is where/how to access device 
manager. It is device manager where you make your com port settings and 
changes. All else should be a snap.

If you have a problem with Microsoft, just do not get an account, skip 
this in the set up. You will still get your updates. Setting up a Linux 
machine and VMs is just too much work!


73,
Barry
K3NDM

------ Original Message ------
From: "Dave Cole (NK7Z)" <dave at nk7z.net>
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Sent: 6/9/2019 10:14:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S - Win4K3Suite - SDRPlay

>Gwen,
>
>I too am on Windows 7 for my Amateur Radio software, and see the same thing, but, I also understand why authors won't support W7 anymore, it is a dead OS, and even the vendor for it is no longer supporting it.
>
>I have one windows box for Amateur radio, and the other computer I use for day to day things is a Linux box.
>
>I am considering making a clean W7 install there on a VM, and just keeping an image of it once W7 goes no update.
>
>That way, if/when my W7 install gets compromised, I can just replace the soiled image with the good image.
>
>I am still thinking about if I just want to go W10, and be done with supporting a dead OS, that will probably have a ton of exploits within a year of MS ceasing support.
>
>I will probably go with 10, as that seems a simpler path, and one the vendors will support.  Remember, after W7 goes no support from MS, most of the authors will forget W7 exists, while most of the hackers will fall in lust with it.
>
>73s and thanks,
>Dave (NK7Z)
>https://www.nk7z.net
>ARRL Technical Specialist
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>
>On 6/9/19 6:39 AM, Gwen Patton wrote:
>>That's essentially what I did, but with KX3/PX3. I have a lovely 3.5mm to
>>2.5mm cable running from the PX3 IQ output to a spare mike in jack on my
>>PC. I had to do some weird jiggery-pokery with default sound devices to get
>>it to work because Win4K3Suite uses some of the same (or related) code
>>that's also in WSJT-X and other code derived from it, that doesn't play
>>nicely with Windows 7 64-bit. None of those programs will "see" my correct
>>microphone list, though other unrelated programs DO. Those programs only
>>see a pair of old entries that haven't been on my machine in years. I have
>>to trick them to see the devices I want, through setting default devices
>>and using VB-Audio's Voicemeeter virtual mixer program.
>>
>>But when I DO get every tab A in the right slot B, I can set Win4K3Suite to
>>look to that spare mike jack for its spectrum scope source. Works great!
>>
>>I've asked (begged) the authors of the various programs to PLEASE do
>>something about their operation with Windows 7, but I only get shrugs and
>>sometimes rude demands that I simply "upgrade to Windows 10, that works".
>>Seeing the *correct* list of enumerated input device drivers should NOT be
>>something I have to upgrade my operating system to get, when I only get the
>>problem with a very small number of specialized programs.  *sigh...*
>>
>>73,
>>Gwen, NG3P
>>
>>On Sun, Jun 9, 2019 at 9:25 AM Don Wilhelm <donwilh at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Rich,
>>>
>>>There is no need to bypass the P3, just connect the SDRPlay to the P3 IF
>>>output.
>>>
>>>The P3 IF output is a replication of the K3S IF output.
>>>
>>>73,
>>>Don W3FPR
>>>
>>>On 6/9/2019 7:04 AM, Richard Thorne wrote:
>>>>I'd like to try Win4K3Suite with an SDRplay receiver.  I've been looking
>>>>for a block diagram showing how the SDRPlay is connected to the K3S or
>>>P3.
>>>>
>>>>I understand it's a just a matter of connecting the output of the P3
>>>>I.F. to the SDRPlay.
>>>>
>>>>Can the P3 be bypassed and use the I.F. output directly from the K3S?
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