K3 & LOGGING SOFTWARE

[Alex-5-3]

Many of use our  rigs  with  contest software.   Here are  some  
operating  experiences  which  may be
helpful:   Please   report  your  own  expereinces  with  other  
software,  so that  we will not have  to reinvent   the wheels!!!

Using  K3   with  K1EA   CT-DOS v 10.03:  the following  worked FB
 Plain   vanilla   pc  machine  running  either  WIN98se  or  6.22  DOS.  
K1EA  CT-DOS  V  10.03,  set COMTSR2  -b4800  active,  choose TS940 as
transceiver and
in ct setup,  comport2 = radio1, 4800baud.
Bandmap, band changes-from the K3 & from CT  all  worked.  Did  not
check split freq  operations.
lpt2  as keying  interface  with  CT  paralell  port  circuit   worked fb
NOTE:  I had no tnc and cannot vouch  for  point es shoot,  
announcements etc

Using  CTWin  Windows op  version  of  K1EA  CTWIN:
PC:  Dell laptop 840c, xp pro,  with Prolific  USB-Comport  device as
comport3.  Baud rate  4800
Transceiver  TS940,  setup:  comport3 = radio1, 4800 baud rate
LPT2  as keying input
RESULTS:   CTWIN  worked fb EXCEPT  entering  freq  on ctwin  did  not  
change the  K3
frequency  but changing  the freq  on the K3  registered fb  on ctwin.  
Again no experience with a tnc,  spot annoucements  etc.  I do not know
how to set  up CTWIN  for TELENET  operations.

Using  ctWIN   IN WINDOWS XPPRO,  K1EA  CTWIN
PC: Dell840c laptop, Prolific USB-Comport  device  AND  LP-Bridge  
software from  <Telepostinc.com>  setting LP-Bridge  Virtual  Comport 1
with  1A  option  checked &  K3  baudrate  set  at 38400  baud.
LPT2  as keying  input  toctwin.
RESULTS:  CTWin  worked  fb,  could set K3  freq  from ctwin, all else
as above.

This technique of using a Virtual COMPORT  via LP-BRidge  might be one
method of  using both the LP-PAN  panadapter  AND  a logging/contest  
program simultaneously.  NOTE  there are 3 possible  VIRTUAL  COMPORTS  
available on  LP-Bridge software.

Others might relate their  expereinces  with other  loggin/contest
software  as well


alex w2ox

alex  w2ox
at 38400  and  ctwin setup  comport1 =radio1, baudrate 38400,  
tranceiver   TS940
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[dave.wilburn]

Use N3FJP ACLOG without issue.  In the past I used some of his
individual contesting software.  Now I use N1MM and sometimes MMTTY.
Only have an issue with MMTTY, that is more likely me needing to know
where to change a setting.  All else has worked fine.

David Wilburn
K4DGW
www.k4dgw.com
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Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club (K4RC)

My Current LOTW/DXCC/WAS status
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alex wrote:

> Many of use our  rigs  with  contest software.   Here are  some  
> operating  experiences  which  may be
> helpful:   Please   report  your  own  expereinces  with  other  
> software,  so that  we will not have  to reinvent   the wheels!!!
>
> Using  K3   with  K1EA   CT-DOS v 10.03:  the following  worked FB
> Plain   vanilla   pc  machine  running  either  WIN98se  or  6.22  DOS.  
> K1EA  CT-DOS  V  10.03,  set COMTSR2  -b4800  active,  choose TS940 as
> transceiver and
> in ct setup,  comport2 = radio1, 4800baud.
> Bandmap, band changes-from the K3 & from CT  all  worked.  Did  not
> check split freq  operations.
> lpt2  as keying  interface  with  CT  paralell  port  circuit   worked fb
> NOTE:  I had no tnc and cannot vouch  for  point es shoot,  
> announcements etc
>
> Using  CTWin  Windows op  version  of  K1EA  CTWIN:
> PC:  Dell laptop 840c, xp pro,  with Prolific  USB-Comport  device as
> comport3.  Baud rate  4800
> Transceiver  TS940,  setup:  comport3 = radio1, 4800 baud rate
> LPT2  as keying input
> RESULTS:   CTWIN  worked fb EXCEPT  entering  freq  on ctwin  did  not  
> change the  K3
> frequency  but changing  the freq  on the K3  registered fb  on ctwin.  
> Again no experience with a tnc,  spot annoucements  etc.  I do not know
> how to set  up CTWIN  for TELENET  operations.
>
> Using  ctWIN   IN WINDOWS XPPRO,  K1EA  CTWIN
> PC: Dell840c laptop, Prolific USB-Comport  device  AND  LP-Bridge  
> software from  <Telepostinc.com>  setting LP-Bridge  Virtual  Comport 1
> with  1A  option  checked &  K3  baudrate  set  at 38400  baud.
> LPT2  as keying  input  toctwin.
> RESULTS:  CTWin  worked  fb,  could set K3  freq  from ctwin, all else
> as above.
>
> This technique of using a Virtual COMPORT  via LP-BRidge  might be one
> method of  using both the LP-PAN  panadapter  AND  a logging/contest  
> program simultaneously.  NOTE  there are 3 possible  VIRTUAL  COMPORTS  
> available on  LP-Bridge software.
>
> Others might relate their  expereinces  with other  loggin/contest
> software  as well
>
>
> alex w2ox
>
> alex  w2ox
> at 38400  and  ctwin setup  comport1 =radio1, baudrate 38400,  
> tranceiver   TS940
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[M0XDF]

May I suggest the place for this kind of info is on the K3 Wiki at
http://www.zerobeat.net/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page

I'm not saying it isn't of interest to members of the reflector, but  
if put on the Wiki, it's there for all time and not spread across  
posts here
And if people start complaining of bandwidth use here, you can just  
maintain it there.
73 de M0XDF, K3 #174
--
Write the bad things that are done to you in the sand, but write the
good things that happen to you on a piece of marble. -Arabian wisdom

On 29 Aug 2008, at 08:43, David Wilburn wrote:

> Use N3FJP ACLOG without issue.  In the past I used some of his  
> individual contesting software.  Now I use N1MM and sometimes MMTTY.  
> Only have an issue with MMTTY, that is more likely me needing to  
> know where to change a setting.  All else has worked fine.

> alex wrote:
>> Many of use our  rigs  with  contest software.   Here are  some  
>> operating  experiences  which  may be
>> helpful:   Please   report  your  own  expereinces  with  other  
>> software,  so that  we will not have  to reinvent   the wheels!!!
>> Using  K3   with  K1EA   CT-DOS v 10.03:  the following  worked FB
>> Plain   vanilla   pc  machine  running  either  WIN98se  or  6.22  
>> DOS.  K1EA  CT-DOS  V  10.03,  set COMTSR2  -b4800  active,  choose  
>> TS940 as transceiver and
>> in ct setup,  comport2 = radio1, 4800baud.
>> Bandmap, band changes-from the K3 & from CT  all  worked.  Did  not  
>> check split freq  operations.
>> lpt2  as keying  interface  with  CT  paralell  port  circuit    
>> worked fb
>> NOTE:  I had no tnc and cannot vouch  for  point es shoot,  
>> announcements etc
>> Using  CTWin  Windows op  version  of  K1EA  CTWIN:
>> PC:  Dell laptop 840c, xp pro,  with Prolific  USB-Comport  device  
>> as comport3.  Baud rate  4800
>> Transceiver  TS940,  setup:  comport3 = radio1, 4800 baud rate
>> LPT2  as keying input
>> RESULTS:   CTWIN  worked fb EXCEPT  entering  freq  on ctwin  did  
>> not  change the  K3
>> frequency  but changing  the freq  on the K3  registered fb  on  
>> ctwin.  Again no experience with a tnc,  spot annoucements  etc.  I  
>> do not know how to set  up CTWIN  for TELENET  operations.
>> Using  ctWIN   IN WINDOWS XPPRO,  K1EA  CTWIN
>> PC: Dell840c laptop, Prolific USB-Comport  device  AND  LP-Bridge  
>> software from  <Telepostinc.com>  setting LP-Bridge  Virtual  
>> Comport 1 with  1A  option  checked &  K3  baudrate  set  at 38400  
>> baud.
>> LPT2  as keying  input  toctwin.
>> RESULTS:  CTWin  worked  fb,  could set K3  freq  from ctwin, all  
>> else as above.
>> This technique of using a Virtual COMPORT  via LP-BRidge  might be  
>> one method of  using both the LP-PAN  panadapter  AND  a logging/
>> contest  program simultaneously.  NOTE  there are 3 possible  
>> VIRTUAL  COMPORTS  available on  LP-Bridge software.
>> Others might relate their  expereinces  with other  loggin/contest  
>> software  as well
>> alex w2ox
>> alex  w2ox
>> at 38400  and  ctwin setup  comport1 =radio1, baudrate 38400,  
>> tranceiver   TS940
>>

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[dj7mgq]

Here, in the Bavarian Contest Club, WinTest <http://www.win-test.com/>  
is quickly becoming the de facto standard.

It has support for the K3 and works very nicely even at 38400 bit/s.

Personally I wouldn't want to use anything else.

vy 73 de toby

PS: I have nothing to do with WinTest. I am just a very happy user.

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[Julian, G4ILO]

A fellow list member alerted me to the usefulness of the Eterlogic Virtual Serial Port Emulator, which is freeware. He was using it to run CW Skimmer and my logging program KComm simultaneously connected to his K3. I was motivated by his endeavour to add support for CW Skimmer in KComm so the two programs can now talk to each other. You can click on a station or a word in the decoded text in Skimmer and it is transferred to the KComm log field and Skimmer QSYs the radio to center that station in the filter passband. KComm also color codes the spots in Skimmer to show if they are a new country, or a dupe, etc.

The next version of KComm that I will release, probably not for a few weeks because of holidays, will also have support for the Fldigi digimode program. You will be able to run KComm and Fldigi both connected to the K2 or K3 using the VSPE. Clicking the QSY button in Fldigi will move the selected datamode signal to the center of the filter passband, and the frequency change is picked up by KComm. You enter the log information in Fldigi, and when you click Save the entry is transferred to the KComm log, from where you can export ADIF or Cabrillo files and get statistics.

I have been running the new Fldigi for Windows for a few days now and it really is a most impressive program. It supports a fuller range of modes than MixW, the main exception being SSTV, but it does not have much in the way of logging capabilities. The integration with KComm remedies that, and in my opinion the combination is a very desirable alternative to MixW. Because KComm uses the identical log file format as MixW, there is no reason for MixW users not to try it.

However, as I said, you will have to wait for the release of version 1.4 of KComm for the Fldigi log communication. Under Linux KComm can already log contacts saved in Fldigi, because it uses a different interface that is already supported. But under Linux there is no way for two programs to share a serial port (unless someone knows different) so you have to let Fldigi control the radio and lose some of the KComm functionality.

[N8LP]

This is exactly what LP-Bridge is designed to do... allow integration of
K3, LP-PAN and a number of other simultaneous applications like loggers,
CW Skimmer, etc., as well as hardware that needs frequency data like
SteppIR and AT Auto. LP-Bridge will expand to include other capabilities
as well.

73,
Larry N8LP

> Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:45:47 -0400
> From: alex <[hidden email]>
> Subject: [Elecraft] K3  &  LOGGING  SOFTWARE
> To: k3 ref <[hidden email]>, [hidden email]
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> Many of use our  rigs  with  contest software.   Here are  some  
> operating  experiences  which  may be
> helpful:   Please   report  your  own  expereinces  with  other  
> software,  so that  we will not have  to reinvent   the wheels!!!
>
> Using  K3   with  K1EA   CT-DOS v 10.03:  the following  worked FB
>  Plain   vanilla   pc  machine  running  either  WIN98se  or  6.22  DOS.  
> K1EA  CT-DOS  V  10.03,  set COMTSR2  -b4800  active,  choose TS940 as
> transceiver and
> in ct setup,  comport2 = radio1, 4800baud.
> Bandmap, band changes-from the K3 & from CT  all  worked.  Did  not
> check split freq  operations.
> lpt2  as keying  interface  with  CT  paralell  port  circuit   worked fb
> NOTE:  I had no tnc and cannot vouch  for  point es shoot,  
> announcements etc
>
> Using  CTWin  Windows op  version  of  K1EA  CTWIN:
> PC:  Dell laptop 840c, xp pro,  with Prolific  USB-Comport  device as
> comport3.  Baud rate  4800
> Transceiver  TS940,  setup:  comport3 = radio1, 4800 baud rate
> LPT2  as keying input
> RESULTS:   CTWIN  worked fb EXCEPT  entering  freq  on ctwin  did  not  
> change the  K3
> frequency  but changing  the freq  on the K3  registered fb  on ctwin.  
> Again no experience with a tnc,  spot annoucements  etc.  I do not know
> how to set  up CTWIN  for TELENET  operations.
>
> Using  ctWIN   IN WINDOWS XPPRO,  K1EA  CTWIN
> PC: Dell840c laptop, Prolific USB-Comport  device  AND  LP-Bridge  
> software from  <Telepostinc.com>  setting LP-Bridge  Virtual  Comport 1
> with  1A  option  checked &  K3  baudrate  set  at 38400  baud.
> LPT2  as keying  input  toctwin.
> RESULTS:  CTWin  worked  fb,  could set K3  freq  from ctwin, all else
> as above.
>
> This technique of using a Virtual COMPORT  via LP-BRidge  might be one
> method of  using both the LP-PAN  panadapter  AND  a logging/contest  
> program simultaneously.  NOTE  there are 3 possible  VIRTUAL  COMPORTS  
> available on  LP-Bridge software.
>
> Others might relate their  expereinces  with other  loggin/contest
> software  as well
>
>
> alex w2ox

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