[Elecraft] COM port problems

[Bob McGraw]

I suggest you perform a RESTORE function from a previous file dated 
before the problem occurred.   Or if you have a back-up system, go back 
to a known working configuration.   (You have regular computer back ups 
don't you?)

Using the K3 Utility, if communicates correctly with the radio, then 
start with a single application such as WSJT-X or FLDIGI. Don't use or 
launch  any other control or logging applications. Just run WSJT-X or 
FLDIGI direct and stand-a-lone.   If that works then you perhaps would 
be lead to believe that the configuration between the control 
application and logging application are suspect.

The approach is to launch and run only one application at a time.  If it 
doesn't work, then debug and find out why and get it working before 
moving on.  Too many variables may take eons to sort out.

73

Bob, K4TAX


On 7/1/2022 5:27 PM, elecraft-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Peter Dougherty
> (W2IRT)
> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2022 12:28 AM
> To: 'George Thornton';Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] COM port problems
>
> It's possible (and I'm guessing somehow likely), but darned if I know what
> to even look for. These are things that were set when the computer was built
> from scratch last year, they have worked 100% reliably over thousands of
> QSOs in both Commander and N1MM+ ever since, and absolutely nothing was
> changed in terms of configuration or even a Windows Update in at least two
> weeks. I just needed to restart the computer after moving it from a wall
> outlet to a UPS, and it started going crazy from that point on.
>
> Whatever the issue is, it seems to affect ALL the COM ports in the system
> the same; neither Commander nor N1MM can open the radio port, or either of
> the two rotor ports.
>
> I did somehow manage to get Commander working (don't aske me how, it just
> started), but the rotors are still no-go (and not critical at the moment).
>
>
>
> - pjd
>
>
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