P3 is not talking to K3

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Hi all, I have not been able to find this problem/solution anywhere.  I have been going through all the manuals and some forums this morning with no luck.

It seems my K3 is not talking to my P3. I do not get a freq display and cannot control the VFO from the P3. It acts as if the P3 XCVR to the K3 RS232 cable is not connected (if the cable is disconnected it is the same display I get). I tried another cable with no luck.  Is there some menu item that needs to be set in order for this communication to happen?

My K3 is serial number 6344 (a K3/10 kit) and my P3 is serial number 1970 also a kit so I am not ruling out any operator or builder error I may have caused.

The K3 and the P3 talk to the computer independently but the computer does not talk to the K3 via the P3. Which is what led me to concentrate on that area.

I am going to take the P3 apart to see if I see anything obvious like something disconnected but I do not have high hopes.

Thanks for any help

Frank
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And the answer is: the baud rate not set correctly in the K3. I hope I did not take up any ones time due to my inability to operate the radio functions.

72
Frank
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[Tex]

Don't feel alone, I did the same thing and was just about to call Elecraft when I found the issue.

Tex