Are you trying with the compuyter power supply plugged in? If not, try it. Your computer's USB port may be marginal on battery power.
Also, try a USB-serial adapter with FTDI chipset. These seem to be the most easily used. Also try to find a computer with a serial port to try. maybe another laptop. Don't give up! ...bill nr4c On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 11:43:33 -0700 (PDT), W8JH wrote: > My K3 has lost communication with the K3 utility program. Although > properly > configured (comm port) the Utility cannot read the versions of > firmware in > the rig nor update them. The recent improvements in 4.51 have me > wanting to > update and try it out. > > Oddly enough my logger, N3FJP still communicates fine with the K3 on > the > same comm port (10) I have the K3utility attempt to connect on. I do > shut > down the logger before trying K3Util and have rebooted, etc. with no > luck. > > The computer is a laptop. I have purchased another USB converter > recommended on the list and still have the same problems. I do not > have a > "real" serial port available and do not expect to have one. > > This problem has crept in over the past year or so. Used to be it > would > happen on occasion to the logger and K3Util but recently I have not > had a > problem with the logger and the K3Util has been non functional for > over a > month. > > I wanted to look for others with a similar experience and perhaps > cure here > before heading to support. > > > ----- > 73, > > Joe, W8JH > K3 1713, KPA 132 > -- > View this message in context: > > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-lost-comm-with-K3Util-tp7559310.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
