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Rick Braun

K3 Utility with Windows 10

I downloaded the latest K3 utility onto my Surface Pro 4 with Windows 10. My K3 is serial 2869, with RS232 to USB adapter cable. I downloaded the driver indicated on the Elecraft site. Problem: I cannot, for the life of me, get the radio to connect to the computer. Could this be a 32 bit versus 64 bit compatibility issue? Any ideas or suggestions? By the way, the KX3 utility works fine on this computer. I’m baffled and ready to kick the cat.

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Don Wilhelm

Re: K3 Utility with Windows 10

Rick,

All Windows 10 versions are not created equal. If you have a Win10 full
size computer, try it on that. I have not had any problem with Win10 on
either my laptop or my desktop computers.

On 12/18/2016 6:43 PM, Rick Braun wrote:
> I downloaded the latest K3 utility onto my Surface Pro 4 with Windows 10. My K3 is serial 2869, with RS232 to USB adapter cable. I downloaded the driver indicated on the Elecraft site. Problem: I cannot, for the life of me, get the radio to connect to the computer. Could this be a 32 bit versus 64 bit compatibility issue? Any ideas or suggestions? By the way, the KX3 utility works fine on this computer. I’m baffled and ready to kick the cat.
>
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Ken Arck

Re: K3 Utility with Windows 10

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My Surface Pro sucks with driver compatibility
issues so perhaps that is your proble.

My "ham" computer runs Win 10, 64 bit and no
problems at all connecting to the K3s with anything

Ken

At 03:43 PM 12/18/2016, Rick Braun wrote:

>I downloaded the latest K3 utility onto my
>Surface Pro 4 with Windows 10. My K3 is serial
>2869, with RS232 to USB adapter cable. I
>downloaded the driver indicated on the Elecraft
>site. Problem: I cannot, for the life of me,
>get the radio to connect to the computer. Could
>this be a 32 bit versus 64 bit compatibility
>issue? Any ideas or suggestions? By the way,
>the KX3 utility works fine on this
>computer. Iâm baffled and ready to kick the cat.
>
>Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10
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tomb18

Re: K3 Utility with Windows 10

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HiNo, it is not 64 vs 32 bit.First thing to do is open up the device manager and looking at the comport entry. Then unplug the USB to serial device. One of the comport should disappear. Then plug it in.That will help determine if the port you are using is correct.Start with that. If you do not see the port disappear and then show up look for any exclamation marks.Start with that.73 Tom www.va2fsq.com

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-------- Original message --------From: Rick Braun <[hidden email]> Date: 2016-12-18 6:43 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Elecraft <[hidden email]> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Utility with Windows 10
I downloaded the latest K3 utility onto my Surface Pro 4 with Windows 10. My K3 is serial 2869, with RS232 to USB adapter cable. I downloaded the driver indicated on the Elecraft site. Problem: I cannot, for the life of me, get the radio to connect to the computer. Could this be a 32 bit versus 64 bit compatibility issue? Any ideas or suggestions? By the way, the KX3 utility works fine on this computer. I’m baffled and ready to kick the cat.

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Nr4c

Re: K3 Utility with Windows 10

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Which KUSB? The older Prolific or the more recent FTDI? Different drivers.

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> On Dec 18, 2016, at 6:43 PM, Rick Braun <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> I downloaded the latest K3 utility onto my Surface Pro 4 with Windows 10. My K3 is serial 2869, with RS232 to USB adapter cable. I downloaded the driver indicated on the Elecraft site. Problem: I cannot, for the life of me, get the radio to connect to the computer. Could this be a 32 bit versus 64 bit compatibility issue? Any ideas or suggestions? By the way, the KX3 utility works fine on this computer. Iâ€™m baffled and ready to kick the cat.
>
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Ken Arck

Re: K3 Utility with Windows 10

The issue with the Prolific chipset (or more
accurately, the counterfeit driver issue) is well
known and well documented as affecting Win 7 and later

At 04:16 PM 12/18/2016, Nr4c wrote:

>Which KUSB? The older Prolific or the more
>recent FTDI? Different drivers. Sent from my
>iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Dec 18, 2016, at 6:43
>PM, Rick Braun <[hidden email]> wrote: > > I
>downloaded the latest K3 utility onto my Surface
>Pro 4 with Windows 10. My K3 is serial 2869,
>with RS232 to USB adapter cable. I downloaded
>the driver indicated on the Elecraft
>site. Problem: I cannot, for the life of me,
>get the radio to connect to the computer. Could
>this be a 32 bit versus 64 bit compatibility
>issue? Any ideas or suggestions? By the way,
>the KX3 utility works fine on this
>computer. IÃ¢m baffled and reaready to kick
>the cat. > > Sent from
>Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986>
>for Windows 10 > >
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Barry K3NDM

Re: K3 Utility with Windows 10

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Rick,
The K3 utility wants a com port to connect to, and that com port
needs to be the same as the one for the radio. If you are using a USB
adapter, it declares itself as a com port. Go into device manager and
see which com port your adapter "thinks" it is, and make a note of it.
Use that com port in the utility to connect to the K3, and make sure you
have the data rate and data bits spec'd correctly. Once the utility gets
correct information, it should work perfectly.

73,
Barry
K3NDM

------ Original Message ------
From: "Rick Braun" <[hidden email]>
To: "Elecraft" <[hidden email]>
Sent: 12/18/2016 6:43:28 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Utility with Windows 10

>I downloaded the latest K3 utility onto my Surface Pro 4 with Windows
>10. My K3 is serial 2869, with RS232 to USB adapter cable. I
>downloaded the driver indicated on the Elecraft site. Problem: I
>cannot, for the life of me, get the radio to connect to the computer.
>Could this be a 32 bit versus 64 bit compatibility issue? Any ideas or
>suggestions? By the way, the KX3 utility works fine on this computer.
>I’m baffled and ready to kick the cat.
>
>Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for
>Windows 10
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Bill K9YEQ

Re: K3 Utility with Windows 10

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I have a surface pro 3 and surface book and neither have issues to which you
refer.

73,
Bill
K9YEQ

-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Ken
Arck
Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2016 5:57 PM
To: Rick Braun <[hidden email]>; Elecraft <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Utility with Windows 10

My Surface Pro sucks with driver compatibility issues so perhaps that is
your proble.

My "ham" computer runs Win 10, 64 bit and no problems at all connecting to
the K3s with anything

Ken

At 03:43 PM 12/18/2016, Rick Braun wrote:

>I downloaded the latest K3 utility onto my Surface Pro 4 with Windows
>10. My K3 is serial 2869, with RS232 to USB adapter cable. I
>downloaded the driver indicated on the Elecraft site. Problem: I
>cannot, for the life of me, get the radio to connect to the computer.
>Could this be a 32 bit versus 64 bit compatibility issue? Any ideas or
>suggestions? By the way, the KX3 utility works fine on this computer.
>Iâ?Tm baffled and ready to kick the cat.
>
>Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for
>Windows 10
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wb4jfi

Re: K3 Utility with Windows 10

I have a Surface Pro 3, and a Surface Pro 4, no problems with drivers here
either. I did have some driver issues with the SP3 under Ubuntu Linux, but
I just reformatted it to give to my wife. Next step is to figure out how to
get Linux working on the SP4. But, that's not your problem...!!!
73, Terry, N4TLF

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Johnson
Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2016 9:04 PM
To: 'Ken Arck' ; 'Rick Braun' ; 'Elecraft'
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Utility with Windows 10

I have a surface pro 3 and surface book and neither have issues to which you
refer.

73,
Bill
K9YEQ

-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Ken
Arck
Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2016 5:57 PM
To: Rick Braun <[hidden email]>; Elecraft <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Utility with Windows 10

My Surface Pro sucks with driver compatibility issues so perhaps that is
your proble.

My "ham" computer runs Win 10, 64 bit and no problems at all connecting to
the K3s with anything

Ken

At 03:43 PM 12/18/2016, Rick Braun wrote:

>I downloaded the latest K3 utility onto my Surface Pro 4 with Windows
>10. My K3 is serial 2869, with RS232 to USB adapter cable. I
>downloaded the driver indicated on the Elecraft site. Problem: I
>cannot, for the life of me, get the radio to connect to the computer.
>Could this be a 32 bit versus 64 bit compatibility issue? Any ideas or
>suggestions? By the way, the KX3 utility works fine on this computer.
>Iâ?Tm baffled and ready to kick the cat.
>
>Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for
>Windows 10
>
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