[Elecraft] COM port problems

[David Decoons]

Hi Peter,

I am pretty sure I know the answer. I was sleeping when you called earlier having been in Frantic City for a couple of days. 

I should be up by 8 a.m. tomorrow. Give me a call and I will walk you through checking some settings.

73
Dave wo2x

Sent from my iPad

> On Jun 29, 2022, at 10:25 PM, George Thornton <gthornton at thorntonmostullaw.com> wrote:
> 
> It is possible the parameters set in the computer after reboot don't match those set in the program.  Check the port and baud settings.
> 
> Generally xom port settings need to match for communication to occur.
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my Galaxy
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> 
> 
> -------- Original message --------
> From: "Peter Dougherty (W2IRT)" <lists at w2irt.net>
> Date: 6/29/22 6:59 PM (GMT-08:00)
> To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] COM port problems
> 
> OK, got a massive problem that just cropped up this evening that is far
> beyond my understanding that has completely killed my ability to use my K3
> with my computer.
> 
> 
> 
> After restarting the PC, suddenly I cannot communicate with the radio using
> DX Lab Suite or N1MM+ on the assigned COM port. I have downloaded the K3
> Utility software and it is able to connect to the radio on COM5, its usual
> port, and invoke macros via the Utility. So I know there's proper
> communication between the radio and the PC. But once I close down the K3
> Utility program I get the first major problem. The radio goes into transmit
> for 10 seconds, releases for about 4 or 5 second, and goes back in to
> transmit. Only powering the radio off and back on again stops this behavior.
> 
> The main issue is that no CAT control software seems to be able to connect
> to the radio at all. The radio is on COM5, and has been for at least the
> last 4 or 5 years, and until today it has just worked, even after building a
> new computer last November. I just rebooted today and everything went to
> heck.
> 
> The kicker is that's it's not a K3 hardware problem, and since it works with
> neither N1MM nor DX Lab software any more it's apparently not those programs
> either, and quite frankly I just don't know where to look next. Compounding
> the issue, and likely related to it, the N1MM Rotor control cannot find
> either COM port assigned to the rotors (COM1 and COM3). I have tried
> removing the ports and re-adding them in Device Manager but the problem
> still persists. I am absolutely prepared to pay a certified systems
> professional to diagnose and fix this, but with ultra-specialized radio gear
> I doubt they'd be able to figure it out either. Any suggestions? I'm
> basically QRT until I can fix this.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------
> 
> Regards,
> Peter Dougherty, W2IRT
> 
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