Tom, I use Win4K3Suite all the time with my KX3, because my neck won't take a lot of twisting or craning about. The spectrum scope works perfectly, after I found the port I originally tried months ago was indeed mono. It's on a stereo input now, and is fine.
You mentioned it didn't use the same audio stack as wsjt-x. That's good too know, and thanks for the explanation of how that bug functions. I will be upgrading to Win 10 to fix it soon, but I do have things working ok with a workaround for now. It's great software, and it literally saves me serious pain. Thank you for creating it. 73, Gwen, NG3P On Tue, Jun 11, 2019, 7:02 PM Tom <elecraft.l...@videotron.ca> wrote: > Hi > 7 years ago, I tried to write some small software projects that used > LPBridge to share ports. I quickly found out that it does not pass all > commands through the radio. In addition, there were many cases of > collisions between software products if they tried to write to the comport > at the same time. > So, a long story short, I developed Win4K3Suite. > It is completely different than passive comport sharing utilities. It has > 6 "Virtual radios" that act pretty well identical to the K3, KX3 or KX2. > It listens to commands from software products and then delivers results > either from memory or if a write is necessary, then all threads are > synchronized and prioritised so that one application cannot clobber the > other. > You can run 6 applications simultaneously as well as HRD Logbook. It also > works with hardware devices like SteppIr antennas and tuners. Here is a > video from Max, NG7M who uses it extensively to connect all kinds of > software and hardware together. https://youtu.be/zbf7BPfcj4U > It does use com0com, but not as a sharing tool but rather com0com actually > behaves just like a null modem cable. You create a Pair of comports which > form a null modem cable and you connect one side to Win4K3 and the other to > the other software. It is 100% reliable and tested with thousands of users. > There's a free trial and updates are free. There are numerous videos > under Documentation, Video Tutorials. > In any case, I would not use HamLib for connections. Always use > Omni-rig. Much more stable. > 73 Tom > Va2fsq.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> > On Behalf Of Wes > Sent: June 11, 2019 2:47 PM > To: Elecraft Reflector <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Subject: [Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8 > > Maybe the collective wisdom of this group has an answer not to be found > elsewhere. > > Currently, I use DXBase for logging and an SDR-IQ running SpectraVue > software for a panadapter. These are "connected" to the K3S using LPBridge > for port sharing. This works well, and provides a clean spectrum display > with point-and-click and mouse wheel tuning, if desired. I can also connect > N1MM and AXTTY (a DXBase specific version of MMTTY) via port sharing if > necessary. I don't use skimmer, spots or any of that other stuff. > > Enter FT8, which for philosophical reasons I'm not fond of, but pragmatism > is forcing it on me. As best as I can determine, WSJT-X (FT8) requires > total hogging of the K3S com port. So to switch over I have to close the > other programs and start WSJT-X. This takes a little time while DXBase > updates its database. Going the other way takes even more time while > LPBridge creates the virtual ports before the other programs start. > Although I haven't tried it I believe there is a bridge from WSJT-X to > DXBase, which then gets frequency from WSJT-X. > > So, the question is, is there a solution to this other than buying a > different radio? > > Wes N7WS > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to elecraft.l...@videotron.ca > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to ard...@gmail.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
