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Rich-4

K3S Sound Devices Issue

I think this issue is Win10 related but this seems to be the place to
ask the question.

I had my K3 upgraded to the "s" last summer.   Once Windows created the
USB sound device I renamed them to K3 Receive Audio and K3 Transmit
Audio.   Everything was working fine.

Last night I was trying to work some RTTY and found that MMTTY was not
decoding RTTY.   After much confusion I realized that Windows (I guess)
created another sound device called USB Microphone and it was ignoring
the original K3 Receive Audio device which still existed.

Has anyone seen this happen?

Is there a way to avoid it happening again?

Thanks in Advance
Rich
K3RWN
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Don Wilhelm

Re: K3S Sound Devices Issue

The only way I can think of to avoid problems like that is to disable
Windows updates.

Yes, this is a computer related situation, and not a K3S situation.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 3/13/2018 2:38 PM, Rich wrote:

> I think this issue is Win10 related but this seems to be the place to
> ask the question.
>
> I had my K3 upgraded to the "s" last summer.   Once Windows created the
> USB sound device I renamed them to K3 Receive Audio and K3 Transmit
> Audio.   Everything was working fine.
>
> Last night I was trying to work some RTTY and found that MMTTY was not
> decoding RTTY.   After much confusion I realized that Windows (I guess)
> created another sound device called USB Microphone and it was ignoring
> the original K3 Receive Audio device which still existed.
>
> Has anyone seen this happen?
>
> Is there a way to avoid it happening again?

Rich-4

Re: K3S Sound Devices Issue

Thank you. I never even thought about Win updates.

Rich

On 3/13/2018 20:03 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

> The only way I can think of to avoid problems like that is to disable
> Windows updates.
>
> Yes, this is a computer related situation, and not a K3S situation.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 3/13/2018 2:38 PM, Rich wrote:
>> I think this issue is Win10 related but this seems to be the place to
>> ask the question.
>>
>> I had my K3 upgraded to the "s" last summer.   Once Windows created
>> the USB sound device I renamed them to K3 Receive Audio and K3
>> Transmit Audio.   Everything was working fine.
>>
>> Last night I was trying to work some RTTY and found that MMTTY was
>> not decoding RTTY.   After much confusion I realized that Windows (I
>> guess) created another sound device called USB Microphone and it was
>> ignoring the original K3 Receive Audio device which still existed.
>>
>> Has anyone seen this happen?
>>
>> Is there a way to avoid it happening again?
>

Bill K9YEQ

Re: K3S Sound Devices Issue

In reply to this post by Don Wilhelm

You can also use device manager to remove the USB device you want to remove. Reboot and see if that fixes your issue, if not,
It may require more research. If you are using RTTY software, that could also be the culprit. In the latter, remove and reinstall after doing the previous.
73,
Bill
K9YEQ

-----Original Message-----
From: [hidden email] <[hidden email]> On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 7:04 PM
To: Rich <[hidden email]>; Elecraft <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S Sound Devices Issue

The only way I can think of to avoid problems like that is to disable Windows updates.

Yes, this is a computer related situation, and not a K3S situation.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 3/13/2018 2:38 PM, Rich wrote:

> I think this issue is Win10 related but this seems to be the place to
> ask the question.
>
> I had my K3 upgraded to the "s" last summer.   Once Windows created
> the USB sound device I renamed them to K3 Receive Audio and K3
> Transmit Audio.   Everything was working fine.
>
> Last night I was trying to work some RTTY and found that MMTTY was not
> decoding RTTY.   After much confusion I realized that Windows (I
> guess) created another sound device called USB Microphone and it was
> ignoring the original K3 Receive Audio device which still existed.
>
> Has anyone seen this happen?
>
> Is there a way to avoid it happening again?

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Bill K9YEQ

Re: K3S Sound Devices Issue

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I don't recommend disabling updates as you need the latest patches included to protect your OS. Deferment only last for, I believe 60 days. See my other recommendation posted earlier.

73,
Bill
K9YEQ

-----Original Message-----
From: [hidden email] <[hidden email]> On Behalf Of Rich
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 8:41 PM
To: [hidden email]; Elecraft <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S Sound Devices Issue

Thank you. I never even thought about Win updates.

Rich

On 3/13/2018 20:03 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

Don Wilhelm

Re: K3S Sound Devices Issue

I do not recommend disabling updates unless your ham station computer is
not connected to the internet.
Most ham computers ARE connected to the internet, and updates are
necessary to keep up with security issues.
If you are developing software, then an internet isolated computer is
necessary.

As one for-instance, how do you keep up with DX spots if you are not
connected to the internet.

Updates may cause some problems with your configurations and drivers,
but that is a minor problem compared to a virus attack that can disable
the computer.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 3/14/2018 9:05 PM, Bill Johnson wrote:

> I don't recommend disabling updates as you need the latest patches included to protect your OS. Deferment only last for, I believe 60 days. See my other recommendation posted earlier.
>
> 73,
> Bill
> K9YEQ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email] <[hidden email]> On Behalf Of Rich
> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 8:41 PM
> To: [hidden email]; Elecraft <[hidden email]>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S Sound Devices Issue
>
> Thank you. I never even thought about Win updates.
>
> Rich
>
>
> On 3/13/2018 20:03 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
>> The only way I can think of to avoid problems like that is to disable
>> Windows updates.
>>
>> Yes, this is a computer related situation, and not a K3S situation.
>>
>> 73,
>> Don W3FPR
>>
>> On 3/13/2018 2:38 PM, Rich wrote:
>>> I think this issue is Win10 related but this seems to be the place to
>>> ask the question.
>>>
>>> I had my K3 upgraded to the "s" last summer.   Once Windows created
>>> the USB sound device I renamed them to K3 Receive Audio and K3
>>> Transmit Audio.   Everything was working fine.
>>>
>>> Last night I was trying to work some RTTY and found that MMTTY was
>>> not decoding RTTY.   After much confusion I realized that Windows (I
>>> guess) created another sound device called USB Microphone and it was
>>> ignoring the original K3 Receive Audio device which still existed.
>>>
>>> Has anyone seen this happen?
>>>
>>> Is there a way to avoid it happening again?
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Rich-4

Re: K3S Sound Devices Issue

I did not take the comment to disable WinUpdates. I now what to look
for in the future. Nothing really broke it just removed my "named" K3
sound devices and replaced them.

All is good once I realized what happened.

Rich

K3RWN

On 3/14/2018 21:21 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

> I do not recommend disabling updates unless your ham station computer
> is not connected to the internet.
> Most ham computers ARE connected to the internet, and updates are
> necessary to keep up with security issues.
> If you are developing software, then an internet isolated computer is
> necessary.
>
> As one for-instance, how do you keep up with DX spots if you are not
> connected to the internet.
>
> Updates may cause some problems with your configurations and drivers,
> but that is a minor problem compared to a virus attack that can
> disable the computer.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 3/14/2018 9:05 PM, Bill Johnson wrote:
>> I don't recommend disabling updates as you need the latest patches
>> included to protect your OS. Deferment only last for, I believe 60
>> days.   See my other recommendation posted earlier.
>>
>> 73,
>> Bill
>> K9YEQ
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [hidden email]
>> <[hidden email]> On Behalf Of Rich
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 8:41 PM
>> To: [hidden email]; Elecraft <[hidden email]>
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S Sound Devices Issue
>>
>> Thank you. I never even thought about Win updates.
>>
>> Rich
>>
>>
>> On 3/13/2018 20:03 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
>>> The only way I can think of to avoid problems like that is to disable
>>> Windows updates.
>>>
>>> Yes, this is a computer related situation, and not a K3S situation.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Don W3FPR
>>>
>>> On 3/13/2018 2:38 PM, Rich wrote:
>>>> I think this issue is Win10 related but this seems to be the place to
>>>> ask the question.
>>>>
>>>> I had my K3 upgraded to the "s" last summer.   Once Windows created
>>>> the USB sound device I renamed them to K3 Receive Audio and K3
>>>> Transmit Audio.   Everything was working fine.
>>>>
>>>> Last night I was trying to work some RTTY and found that MMTTY was
>>>> not decoding RTTY.   After much confusion I realized that Windows (I
>>>> guess) created another sound device called USB Microphone and it was
>>>> ignoring the original K3 Receive Audio device which still existed.
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone seen this happen?
>>>>
>>>> Is there a way to avoid it happening again?
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