Solution:Preventing serial port activity during windows boot.

[tomb18]

Hi,
While researching using a serial port for DTR handshaking on the K3 I saw a number of posts about the K3 going into transmit when a computer boots up.  Last night, I found a solution, at least for any USB to Serial device that uses the FTDI chipset (which you should use).
If you open the device manager in Windows and double click on the serial port, you can select Port Settings, and then Advanced.  In this page there are two options.  One is “Serial Enumerator” which should Not be checked, and the other is “Disable modem ctrl at startup” which should be checked.
This solves the issue at least for the FTDI chipset.
73 Tom
va2fsq.com

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[Bill Steffey NY9H]

for our radio room at our local club
( Washington Amateur Communications - WACOM)
we secured a used K3...added the 100 wt amp and away we go,

We've used members 5 K3s radios at field day successfully, however
some club members have accused me of drinking too much
purple  'koolaide" and that
the K3   is too confusing ....
so tonight we are having a class , a Lab  a session on  which 5
controls you need to know...  and tomorrow we get into the other controls ....

The goal is to get some of these challenged non-believers into the
fold & on HF.
I am going to attempt to force them to hit the XMIT button...
about 8:30 Eastern...  14.155 ...  or  7.165......

If anyone is out tuning around and could make certain I can find a
"good one" for these knwicomyasooo guys, I'd appreciate it.
Some are still HF set less, so I am suggesting a used  K3.

thanks,,,


bill ny9h /3     Washington, PA    35 mi SW of Pittsburgh

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Button and knob too hard, please make stick..

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for our radio room at our local club
( Washington Amateur Communications - WACOM) we secured a used K3...added
the 100 wt amp and away we go,

We've used members 5 K3s radios at field day successfully, however some club
members have accused me of drinking too much purple  'koolaide" and that
the K3   is too confusing ....
so tonight we are having a class , a Lab  a session on  which 5 controls you
need to know...  and tomorrow we get into the other controls ....

The goal is to get some of these challenged non-believers into the fold & on
HF.
I am going to attempt to force them to hit the XMIT button...
about 8:30 Eastern...  14.155 ...  or  7.165......

If anyone is out tuning around and could make certain I can find a "good
one" for these knwicomyasooo guys, I'd appreciate it.
Some are still HF set less, so I am suggesting a used  K3.

thanks,,,


bill ny9h /3     Washington, PA    35 mi SW of Pittsburgh

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I'll listen on your 40m freq as 20 will be dead here in the Chicago area at that time.

Gene
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Subject: [Elecraft] strange request ,,,,,  contacts tonight ?

for our radio room at our local club
( Washington Amateur Communications - WACOM)
we secured a used K3...added the 100 wt amp and away we go,

We've used members 5 K3s radios at field day successfully, however
some club members have accused me of drinking too much
purple  'koolaide" and that
the K3   is too confusing ....
so tonight we are having a class , a Lab  a session on  which 5
controls you need to know...  and tomorrow we get into the other controls ....

The goal is to get some of these challenged non-believers into the
fold & on HF.
I am going to attempt to force them to hit the XMIT button...
about 8:30 Eastern...  14.155 ...  or  7.165......

If anyone is out tuning around and could make certain I can find a
"good one" for these knwicomyasooo guys, I'd appreciate it.
Some are still HF set less, so I am suggesting a used  K3.

thanks,,,


bill ny9h /3     Washington, PA    35 mi SW of Pittsburgh

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