Help with K3 ports for CW Skimmer CAT

Posted by Larry, VE3LR on Dec 11, 2009; 1:00pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/Help-with-K3-ports-for-CW-Skimmer-CAT-tp4151121.html

As we age the brain (or at least mine) gets confused so easy......the love of my life (my K3) works flawlessly in CAT with HRD using Elecraft's serial/USB cable. CW Skimmer also works flawlessly (using 3KHZ mode) but I cannot get the CAT side of CW Skimmer to cooperate. I am using a laptop which does not have a serial connection and therefore no COM port. I tried all the options within CW Skimmer and using COM 3 I did get the frequency to "light up", but it still shows zero and will not move the K3's frequency. Am I just thick headed, is there a work around?
Thanks in advance for the help.........Larry VE3LR