OT: virtual serial port setup help needed

[k5oai]

I have 8 'real' (not usb) serial ports on my computer.
My K3 is using Com 3.
Using Ham Radio Deluxe or DXLabs, I can interface with my K3, no problem.

I want to connect to my K3 using either HRD or DXLabs,
then using my softrock sdr and PowerSDR-IF,
I can display the IF of the K3 as a panadapter.
All this works just fine, no problems.

Now comes my problem......
If I wish to use any other program, such as K3 utility, or EZ-K3,
at the same time.......
I of course get the 'device is already in use' warning.

I know I 'should' be able to set up either LP-Bridge, or VSPE,
and be able to use both at the same,
but I am unable to figure out how to set up either virtual port pgm to do it.
To many possible setup options,
and to little understanding on the part of this operator, sigh.

Everything I read shrugs it off as, just create another port,
then connect to the port you created....
I have tried every way I can figure out to do this,
with no joy!

I have read and reread all the various instructions I could found,
and I'm just not able to accomplish this on my own.
I need some hands on help.

Would someone please email me off the list
and set up a sked with me on echolink,
to walk me through how to set up either (or both) pgms
so i can do this?


TIA
--
GB & 73
K5OAI
Sam Morgan
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[ab2tc]

Hi,

I use LP-Bridge and don't remember (it's been a while) that it was terrible hard to set up. Look at screen shot here:

http://ab2tc.getmyip.com:8000/pictures/lp_bridge.png

In the upper left corner you see that the K3 is connected to COM4 at 38400 baud. COM4 is the real physical port on the PC that the K3 is connected to. In my case COM4 is a USB dongle, but that is irrelevant. Ignore the PowerSDR if you don't use that. Along the bottom you see a row of virtual ports COM10-COM14, only two of which are actually in use. COM10 is the port I have HRD pointed at. HRD is also set to 38400 baud but since the port is virtual I suspect the speed does not matter. COM11 is for a little cute S-meter program that I seldom use. Try it out. It's not that hard.

Knut - AB2TC

Sam Morgan-3 wrote

I have 8 'real' (not usb) serial ports on my computer.
My K3 is using Com 3.
Using Ham Radio Deluxe or DXLabs, I can interface with my K3, no problem.

I want to connect to my K3 using either HRD or DXLabs,
then using my softrock sdr and PowerSDR-IF,
I can display the IF of the K3 as a panadapter.
All this works just fine, no problems.

Now comes my problem......
If I wish to use any other program, such as K3 utility, or EZ-K3,
at the same time.......
I of course get the 'device is already in use' warning.

I know I 'should' be able to set up either LP-Bridge, or VSPE,
and be able to use both at the same,
but I am unable to figure out how to set up either virtual port pgm to do it.
To many possible setup options,
and to little understanding on the part of this operator, sigh.
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