No Connectivity to my COM Port

[N3AO]

For some reason I can no longer connect my KX3 to my computer. I have tried
rebooting. changing the connection cable from my computer to the back of my
KXPA100 amp, and so forth.

Usually I have been using COM3, but I get a message that that com port is
in use by another device. Hmmm... It was working yesterday...

Any help from anybody, please? I'm stumped.

My phone number is [phone].
My email address is [hidden email]

I hope someone will help me.

73,
Carter
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[Dick Dievendorff-4]

Carter:  

COM3 is sometimes used by internal modems, and there may be a conflict
there.  Has Windows been updated recently?  Sometimes COM port assignments
change without warning.

Remove the USB connector from the computer. Then use Windows's Device
Manager (a control panel applet),  and open the list under Ports (COM & LPT)
and see what the current devices are.  Then plug in your KXUSB to the
computer.  A new COM port should appear, that's your KX3's COM port.  

Also, it's possible to use the KX3 Utility's Port tab and try each of the
ports available under the port selection drop-down box.  

There's a KX3 Utility Help page under Troubleshooting titled "Finding the
Right COM port".

Hope this helps to get you going...  

73 de Dick, K6KR

 

-----Original Message-----
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Subject: [Elecraft] No Connectivity to my COM Port

For some reason I can no longer connect my KX3 to my computer. I have tried
rebooting. changing the connection cable from my computer to the back of my
KXPA100 amp, and so forth.

Usually I have been using COM3, but I get a message that that com port is in
use by another device. Hmmm... It was working yesterday...

Any help from anybody, please? I'm stumped.

My phone number is [phone].
My email address is [hidden email]

I hope someone will help me.

73,
Carter
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[k6dgw]

In addition to Dick's advice, while viewing the ports, make sure "Show
hidden devices" is enabled.  Windows 10, I guess driven by Microsoft's
infinite wisdom, will sometimes change a USB port assignment, but not
totally remove the former assignment.  It then shows up as in use when
the ports are enumerated.

73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 10/11/2018 11:48 AM, [hidden email] wrote:

> Carter:
>
> COM3 is sometimes used by internal modems, and there may be a conflict
> there.  Has Windows been updated recently?  Sometimes COM port assignments
> change without warning.
>
> Remove the USB connector from the computer. Then use Windows's Device
> Manager (a control panel applet),  and open the list under Ports (COM & LPT)
> and see what the current devices are.  Then plug in your KXUSB to the
> computer.  A new COM port should appear, that's your KX3's COM port.
>
> Also, it's possible to use the KX3 Utility's Port tab and try each of the
> ports available under the port selection drop-down box.
>
> There's a KX3 Utility Help page under Troubleshooting titled "Finding the
> Right COM port".
>
> Hope this helps to get you going...
>
> 73 de Dick, K6KR
>

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