Serial port problems

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For the first time I am having difficulties communicating with my K3/P3.  The only thing which has changed is an upgrade to the Mac OS.  Now running 10.14.5 Mohave.  I reinstalled the FTD driver for the serial cable, tried both my iMac and MacBook and neither finds the P3 responding. I have not been on the air for several months so I am not sure when the issue arose.

Has any had similar experiences and solved them?

73,
Gary W7TEA
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[VE3NR]

Gary, did you remember to unplug the serial cable when you reinstalled
the FTD driver?
I guess it's the same procedure as it's on my 7300. Maybe I'm wrong.

Bert VE3NR



On 7/16/2019 4:17 PM, Gary Tuck via Elecraft wrote:

> For the first time I am having difficulties communicating with my K3/P3.  The only thing which has changed is an upgrade to the Mac OS.  Now running 10.14.5 Mohave.  I reinstalled the FTD driver for the serial cable, tried both my iMac and MacBook and neither finds the P3 responding. I have not been on the air for several months so I am not sure when the issue arose.
>
> Has any had similar experiences and solved them?
>
> 73,
> Gary W7TEA
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The culprit was the serial/USB cable.  Got a new one from Elecraft and all is well.

Thank you all.

73,
Gary W7TEA


> On Jul 16, 2019, at 1:17 PM, Gary Tuck <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> For the first time I am having difficulties communicating with my K3/P3.  The only thing which has changed is an upgrade to the Mac OS.  Now running 10.14.5 Mohave.  I reinstalled the FTD driver for the serial cable, tried both my iMac and MacBook and neither finds the P3 responding. I have not been on the air for several months so I am not sure when the issue arose.
>
> Has any had similar experiences and solved them?
>
> 73,
> Gary W7TEA

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[Buck]

Many USB>Serial cables contain counterfeit chips.  The legitimate makers
fought back by installing driver instructions that disable the
counterfeit.  Maybe your update finally caught up.  The Elecraft cables
are legitimate.  Don't buy cheap knock-offs from the Internet.

k4ia, Buck
K3# 101
Honor Roll  8B DXCC
EasyWayHamBooks.com

On 8/5/2019 9:49 AM, Gary Tuck via Elecraft wrote:

> The culprit was the serial/USB cable.  Got a new one from Elecraft and all is well.
>
> Thank you all.
>
> 73,
> Gary W7TEA
>
>
>> On Jul 16, 2019, at 1:17 PM, Gary Tuck <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> For the first time I am having difficulties communicating with my K3/P3.  The only thing which has changed is an upgrade to the Mac OS.  Now running 10.14.5 Mohave.  I reinstalled the FTD driver for the serial cable, tried both my iMac and MacBook and neither finds the P3 responding. I have not been on the air for several months so I am not sure when the issue arose.
>>
>> Has any had similar experiences and solved them?
>>
>> 73,
>> Gary W7TEA
>
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