Lynn,
You are correct there is a lot of gee whiz software out there. And,
the usual connection is serial port, even when that port is created by a
USB connection. I have a hard time understanding why there is so much
angst over serial ports. Windows has a window call device manger. In it,
you can see what ports are being defined. If you use a USB connection,
you can watch the port announce itself. Just for clarification, I AM NOT
a computer scientist and need my spell checker to get it spelled
correctly. However, I did learn about device manager and have been happy
ever since.
If you plan on having your logging software know where you are and
band you're on and track other activities, you really don't get much
choice; you must be able to share the data to/from the radio. The best
thing, best behaved, is Win4K3 for the Elecraft users, regardless of
whether you are a KX3 or K3 user. I am being told the KX2 is also fine
and my K3s works great. The one thing I have found here and 1 other
station is having forgotten which ports I was using for what; I now have
that written down and life is sweet.
73,
Barry
K3NDM
------ Original Message ------
From: "Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: 9/4/2017 4:33:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT - WSJT-X & K3s
The reason I asked is that it seems that there is a bunch of wonderful
software out there, that it's all pretty awesome.
Brand new users struggle mightily with things like serial ports when
they aren't strictly needed.
So, start with just the sound card (and VOX). Then add the serial
port. Then try adding port sharing.
... and remember, the first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save
all the parts.
73 -- Lynn, WB6UUT
On 9/4/2017 1:07 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
Yep! The serial connection is needed only for frequency control, and
WSJT-X works just fine without it. I don't do any port sharing, giving
WSJT-X the port by itself, and log manually in DXKeeper.
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