Help with K3 ports for CW Skimmer CAT

[Larry, VE3LR]

As we age the brain (or at least mine) gets confused so easy......the love of my life (my K3) works flawlessly in CAT with HRD using Elecraft's serial/USB cable. CW Skimmer also works flawlessly (using 3KHZ mode) but I cannot get the CAT side of CW Skimmer to cooperate. I am using a laptop which does not have a serial connection and therefore no COM port. I tried all the options within CW Skimmer and using COM 3 I did get the frequency to "light up", but it still shows zero and will not move the K3's frequency. Am I just thick headed, is there a work around?
Thanks in advance for the help.........Larry VE3LR

[Julian, G4ILO]

Larry, VE3LR wrote

As we age the brain (or at least mine) gets confused so easy......the love of my life (my K3) works flawlessly in CAT with HRD using Elecraft's serial/USB cable. CW Skimmer also works flawlessly (using 3KHZ mode) but I cannot get the CAT side of CW Skimmer to cooperate.

No, it's just a plot by computers to make us think we're getting senile. CW Skimmer should work using the same settings (COM port and baud rate) you use for HRD (but not at the same time as HRD is running, unless you're using LP-Bridge or a serial port splitter.) I was going to tell you the settings I used but the trial has expired and I'm darned if I'll pay $75 for a program I only use to test its integration with KComm.

If you're sure the settings are the same as HRD's then it could be that you have a USB to serial adapter that works with some programs and not others - it's quite a common problem. If you search back through the archives you'll find many recommendations for ones that work - my vote is for anything with an FTDI chipset.

Actually, using LP-Bridge might help, as then it will be LP-Bridge talking to the K3 and Skimmer will be talking to 'Bridge, and I haven't seen too many reports of LP-Bridge having trouble with USB adapters.

[Larry, VE3LR]

Thanks for the reply Julian (I am a frequent visitor to your site so I feel like I already know you!).....for some reason the moderator bounced my posting saying I wasn't registered, which I am.

Anyhow, I am curious if you know the answer to this.......I have HRD shut down, would this still affect CW Skimmer's ability to "perform" CAT?
Thanks, Larry

 

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Larry, VE3LR wrote:

As we age the brain (or at least mine) gets confused so easy......the love of my life (my K3) works flawlessly in CAT with HRD using Elecraft's serial/USB cable. CW Skimmer also works flawlessly (using 3KHZ mode) but I cannot get the CAT side of CW Skimmer to cooperate.

No, it's just a plot by computers to make us think we're getting senile. CW Skimmer should work using the same settings (COM port and baud rate) you use for HRD (but not at the same time as HRD is running, unless you're using LP-Bridge or a serial port splitter.) I was going to tell you the settings I used but the trial has expired and I'm darned if I'll pay $75 for a program I only use to test its integration with KComm.

If you're sure the settings are the same as HRD's then it could be that you have a USB to serial adapter that works with some programs and not others - it's quite a common problem. If you search back through the archives you'll find many recommendations for ones that work - my vote is for anything with an FTDI chipset.

Actually, using LP-Bridge might help, as then it will be LP-Bridge talking to the K3 and Skimmer will be talking to 'Bridge, and I haven't seen too many reports of LP-Bridge having trouble with USB adapters.

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[Julian, G4ILO]

Larry, VE3LR wrote

Thanks for the reply Julian (I am a frequent visitor to your site so I feel like I already know you!).....for some reason the moderator bounced my posting saying I wasn't registered, which I am.
Anyhow, I am curious if you know the answer to this.......I have HRD shut down, would this still affect CW Skimmer's ability to "perform" CAT?

Nope. In fact Skimmer like any other program would have trouble connecting to the K3 while HRD or anything else was running, unless you were running a serial port splitter like VSPE or LP-Bridge which I feel sure you're not.

Either you've got the wrong settings or Skimmer doesn't like your USB to serial adapter. I can't think of any other explanation. It certainly would be worth trying LP-Bridge as that would (or at least should - I don't use HRD or LP-Bridge so I've never tried it) let you use Skimmer and HRD at the same time, which I imagine would be quite useful.

[Larry, VE3LR]

 

I must confess Julian I don't know what I'm doing here. I thought I had registered for the reflector but actually is was just for Nabble. So I got that straightened out, but not even sure if I am using it correctly.......:-)
So I did try (I just did a quick update on the relector) LP Bridge, at first I had it connected to the K3 fine, then suddenly it wouldn't do it anymore. Did some quick looking through the archives, but didn't find anything that suggested there was something amiss.....and LP Bridge does look cool. Very frustrating...got a birthday party to go to now. Hopefully when I get back tonight I can have another go at it.

I do thank you for the help though...........73, Larry

 

 

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Thanks for the reply Julian (I am a frequent visitor to your site so I feel like I already know you!).....for some reason the moderator bounced my posting saying I wasn't registered, which I am.

Anyhow, I am curious if you know the answer to this.......I have HRD shut down, would this still affect CW Skimmer's ability to "perform" CAT?
Thanks, Larry

 

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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Help with K3 ports for CW Skimmer CAT

Larry, VE3LR wrote:

As we age the brain (or at least mine) gets confused so easy......the love of my life (my K3) works flawlessly in CAT with HRD using Elecraft's serial/USB cable. CW Skimmer also works flawlessly (using 3KHZ mode) but I cannot get the CAT side of CW Skimmer to cooperate.

No, it's just a plot by computers to make us think we're getting senile. CW Skimmer should work using the same settings (COM port and baud rate) you use for HRD (but not at the same time as HRD is running, unless you're using LP-Bridge or a serial port splitter.) I was going to tell you the settings I used but the trial has expired and I'm darned if I'll pay $75 for a program I only use to test its integration with KComm.

If you're sure the settings are the same as HRD's then it could be that you have a USB to serial adapter that works with some programs and not others - it's quite a common problem. If you search back through the archives you'll find many recommendations for ones that work - my vote is for anything with an FTDI chipset.

Actually, using LP-Bridge might help, as then it will be LP-Bridge talking to the K3 and Skimmer will be talking to 'Bridge, and I haven't seen too many reports of LP-Bridge having trouble with USB adapters.

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