Re: [Elecraft] FTDI to serial adapter for K3 with Windows 7 change. Why?

2015-11-12 Thread Don Wilhelm
I have been informed by those who know that the behavior (wiggling the serial port lines) is confined to Windows. It does not happen with the Apple (MAC) OS. So only letters and other appeals to only Microsoft are necessary. In the meantime, realize that those signals are active during MS com

Re: [Elecraft] FTDI to serial adapter for K3 with Windows 7 change. Why?

2015-11-12 Thread Don Wilhelm
This will always be that "problem" when the K3 PTT-KEY menu item is not set to OFF-OFF. If you need to use those functions from the computer port, do as others have indicated, first turn on the computer, let it run its startup diagnostics, and then turn on the K3. If you need to do otherwise (to

Re: [Elecraft] FTDI to serial adapter for K3 with Windows 7 change. Why?

2015-11-12 Thread Bob McGraw - K4TAX
Start the computer first and let it completely boot. Then turn the radio power supply on and then the radio. The computer will then recognize the USB port and connect accordingly. When shutting down, radio first, then radio power supply, then computer. 73 Bob, K4TAX On 11/12/2015 11:24 AM,

Re: [Elecraft] FTDI to serial adapter for K3 with Windows 7 change. Why?

2015-11-12 Thread Stephen Shearer
Try turning the computer on first and don't sleep. If you had to re-load W7, why not load W10? In digital modes, I don't let the screen or computer sleep... 73, Steve WB3LGC On 12-Nov-15 10:05 AM, John Lawrence via Elecraft wrote: I have recently had to reform my C drive and reload Windows

Re: [Elecraft] FTDI to serial adapter for K3 with Windows 7 change. Why?

2015-11-12 Thread Ken G Kopp
Slight correction to my post ... "first push the TEST side of the MODE button..." 73! Ken - K0PP --- On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 10:35 AM, Art Hejduk wrote: > I just make sure I have the K3 connected to a dummy load. > > 73, > Art W

Re: [Elecraft] FTDI to serial adapter for K3 with Windows 7 change. Why?

2015-11-12 Thread Art Hejduk
I just make sure I have the K3 connected to a dummy load. 73, Art WB8ENE On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 12:24 PM, Ken G Kopp wrote: > John, > > My Windows 7 Pro has always operated this way. Dunno if it's evidence of a > "problem" or not. The "fix" ... for me ... is to first push TX disable on > th

Re: [Elecraft] FTDI to serial adapter for K3 with Windows 7 change. Why?

2015-11-12 Thread Ken G Kopp
John, My Windows 7 Pro has always operated this way. Dunno if it's evidence of a "problem" or not. The "fix" ... for me ... is to first push TX disable on the K3 when turning the computer on. 73 Ken - K0PP On Nov 12, 2015 10:16 AM, "John Lawrence via Elecraft" < elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote

[Elecraft] FTDI to serial adapter for K3 with Windows 7 change. Why?

2015-11-12 Thread John Lawrence via Elecraft
I have recently had to reform my C drive and reload Windows 7 Pro After doing the process of reinstalling the K3 utilities off the Elecraft site it has given me an outcome not meeting the prior results. It down loaded fine but now I get PTT pulses on boot or sleep turn on. Never before with