The K3 operates at 38400 if a P3 is inline. The PC sees the P3's speed, which can be 4800 thru 38400. Your PC software that requires any particular speed is therefore supported. The P3 to K3 link is a high speed one for low latency.
Dick, K6KR Sent from my iPhone On Sep 14, 2010, at 5:07 PM, "Tommy Alderman" <[email protected]> wrote: > On page 13 of the P3 Owner's Manual, in the section 'RS232 XCVR', the last > sentence states: "The K3 baud rate is set automatically by the P3 and cannot > be changed at the K3" Based on that, is it correct that if I set the P3 baud > rate to 4800 b, then the K3 will be operating at 4800 b even though > CONFIG:RS232 reads 38400b? > > Thanks, > > Tom - W4BQF > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tommy Alderman > Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 6:12 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Elecraft] P3 and K3 RS-232 baud rates > > P3: s/n 464 Firmware 00.32 Rcvd 9/14/10 > K3: s/n 4521 Firmware 4.10 Rcvd 8/2/10 > I have an old logging program that I do not want to lose or have to change. > My first problem, because this program is so old (YPlog) was solved by > selecting a Kenwood TS570D as the xcvr and setting the baud rate at 4800/1 > stop bit. That works fine. > > Today, W4TV published an email explaining how to reset the P3 baud rate from > its default of 38,400 back to 4800. That works. Unfortunately CONFIG:RS232, > when I change the baud rate from 38400 to 4800 and press MENU/CONFIG again, > the baud rate change is not saved in the K3 and I can no longer connect to > my logging program. The only work-around I have found so far is to turn off > the P3, set the K3 CONFIG:RS232 from 38400 to 4800, then press MENU/CONFIG, > then turn the P3 ON again, and all works correct. > > Will there be a firmware update that will allow the P3 and the K3 to be set > at baud rates other than 38400 when BOTH the K3 and the P3 are turned on? I > certainly hope so because this YPlog is the only logging program I have > found in some 20 years that will allow me to send CW at speeds over 60 wpm > without the CW stuttering due to I/O interrupts from a CPU. > > Thanks and 73, > > Tom - W4BQF > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
