Re: [Elecraft] Help setting up K3 w N1MM
I had no problem doing what you ask on my old XP laptop, and after it finally flamed out, I set the same thing up on the new Win 7 laptop. I use the USB-serial adapter I think I got from Elecraft [Prolific chip set at any rate] which comes up as COM4. With XP and PTT/Keying through the RTS-DTR lines, the CW was *almost* flawless. Every now and then, Windoze would decide it needed to do something more important than running N1MM for me and if the logger was sending something at that moment, it would be massacred. I finally went to a WinKeyUSB which comes up as COM5 and all is well. Never tried RTS-DTR keying with the Win 7 machine. So, what you want is normal operation for N1MM. You need to check the Windows Device Manager [Ports] to see what the COM port is for your adapter to the K3. In the N1MM Config menu, go to Config Ports menu [top one] and set that COM port to a K3. If you're still going to use RTS-DTR keying, you set that up using the SET button to the right of the COM port entry. Be sure and set the K3 menu item to match. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014 - www.cqp.org On 2/10/2014 8:39 PM, Dave Barr wrote: I am looking for advice in how to set up my K3 with N1MM incorporating rig control at least to the extent of having the radio control the logging frequency and mode shown in N1MM primarily for AFSK RTTY using just the Elecraft USB to serial adapter cable (in addition to the audio in/out connections to the computer sound card).I have had no problem setting up for Digital and CW without any K3 to N1MM control interaction other than ptt and cw keying. The K3 Utility works fine. The digital engine is MMTTY. Page 84 of the KE7X K3 manual suggests that what I want to do is possible. Help! Dave, K2YG __ 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] Help setting up K3 w N1MM
I am looking for advice in how to set up my K3 with N1MM incorporating rig control at least to the extent of having the radio control the logging frequency and mode shown in N1MM primarily for AFSK RTTY using just the Elecraft USB to serial adapter cable (in addition to the audio in/out connections to the computer sound card).I have had no problem setting up for Digital and CW without any K3 to N1MM control interaction other than ptt and cw keying. The K3 Utility works fine. The digital engine is MMTTY. Page 84 of the KE7X K3 manual suggests that what I want to do is possible. Help! Dave, K2YG __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Help setting up K3 w N1MM
Dave, the thing that sometimes gives grief is the operating system. I have no difficulty with the XP operating system, but when I upgraded my computer to WIN 7 I could not get my serial adapter to work. The word that I got was that there was a chance to get the FTDI chip set to work, but the Prolific chip set in the less expensive adapters would not work. I could not find adapters that guaranteed the FTDI chip set so I elected to buy a RS-232 serial card for my computer and it has worked flawlessly. My experience was when WIN 7 was very new, so you can probably get a good FTDI driver now for a premium, but not un-affordable price. I would spend a bit more for a real RS-232 card. I have a new WIN 7 lap top and I have not yet approached the problem with it. If I can find a bus to RS-232 device I will buy it and avoid USB conversion all together. The problem seems to be that the USB converters do not convert all the connections for full featured RS-232. Probably Elecraft has a solution by now, but they did not when I purchased my first WIN 7 computer and I have heard rumors that WIN 8 has problems of its own. Willis 'Cookie' Cooke, TDXS DX Chairman K5EWJ Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart From: Dave Barr record...@verizon.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 10:39 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Help setting up K3 w N1MM I am looking for advice in how to set up my K3 with N1MM incorporating rig control at least to the extent of having the radio control the logging frequency and mode shown in N1MM primarily for AFSK RTTY using just the Elecraft USB to serial adapter cable (in addition to the audio in/out connections to the computer sound card). I have had no problem setting up for Digital and CW without any K3 to N1MM control interaction other than ptt and cw keying. The K3 Utility works fine. The digital engine is MMTTY. Page 84 of the KE7X K3 manual suggests that what I want to do is possible. Help! Dave, K2YG __ 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
