Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Serial port RTS problem [was: Different mode]

2009-09-27 Thread Julian, G4ILO
Bill W5WVO wrote: Hi Don, i had just come to the same suspicion when I read your email. And we are right. My homebrew desktop system (Tyan Tiger dual AMD board) works fine. This is a Dell problem. I will look around to see if there is an updated serial port driver that fixes

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Serial port RTS problem [was: Different mode]

2009-09-27 Thread Bob Allen
You need to login in as administrator then you will have full access or somehow your anti-virus/security software has locked you out. That ought to be fun to find. Bob KB1FRW 73 Have you tried looking in Device Manager at the properties for the serial port? On mine, on the tab where you can

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Serial port RTS problem [was: Different mode]

2009-09-27 Thread Bill W5WVO
Julian, G4ILO wrote: Have you tried looking in Device Manager at the properties for the serial port? On mine, on the tab where you can set the baud rate etc. there is a button marked Advanced Settings... Yes. The advanced settings have nothing to do with the RS-232 control signals,

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Serial port RTS problem [was: Different mode]

2009-09-27 Thread Matt Zilmer
Bill, even if you make BIOS changes to a port it won't affect the port's operation under Windoze, since it's all controlled by a kernel mode driver. matt W6NIA On Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:18:17 -0600, you wrote: Julian, G4ILO wrote: Have you tried looking in Device Manager at the properties for

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Serial port RTS problem [was: Different mode]

2009-09-27 Thread Bill W5WVO
Thanks for that info, Matt. Did not know that. No controls in the BIOS anyway. I'll just have to live with it I guess. Fortunately, I can use VOX for TX control and don't really need to use the RS-232 control signals. Bill W5WVO Matt Zilmer wrote: Bill, even if you make BIOS changes to a

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Serial port RTS problem [was: Different mode]

2009-09-26 Thread Bill W5WVO
Julian, G4ILO wrote: I have never used VOX. Why would you need to? If you have a fully wired serial cable between the K3 and PC then just set WSJT to use that COM port and in the K3 menu configure PTT to use RTS. Julian et al., I have always used VOX for WSJT keying, so I tried setting it up

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Serial port RTS problem [was: Different mode]

2009-09-26 Thread David Christ
It may be a too obvious comment, but the easiest way to tell what is going on is with a serial breakout box. If you get one with LEDs you can visually watch the status of the control and data lines in real time. David K0LUM At 1:41 PM -0600 9/26/09, Bill W5WVO wrote: Julian, G4ILO wrote: