Exactly Sent from my iPhone
> On Mar 12, 2017, at 1:50 PM, Phil Hystad <phys...@mac.com> wrote: > > That would only be true of MacLoggerDX were connected to the KX3. > > >> On Mar 11, 2017, at 3:29 PM, John Strandberg <john.w...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Jeff, >> >> Make sure you have quit MacLoggerDX when using the KX3 Utility. If it is >> active, it will cause a communications conflict with the KX3 Utility. Hope >> this helps. >> >> 73 John W4DX >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Mar 11, 2017, at 5:22 PM, Jeff Hughes <jeffreyhug...@earthlink.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>> New KX3 owner here (crazy nice radio and I’m utterly smitten!). >>> >>> Have just downloaded the KX3 Utility program and can’t get it to work. It >>> consistently refuses to talk to the radio. “KX3 is not responding” is what >>> I get. >>> >>> I’m (mostly) on a Mac. I’ve downloaded and installed the correct >>> USB-to-serial driver. That shows up properly (as "usbserial-AL030VX”) >>> under the Port tab. Interestingly, when I click the “Test Communications” >>> button I usually get “KX3 is not responding.” Consistent with that, going >>> to the Firmware tab the MCU and DSP entries under “Installed in KX3” >>> usually show as “—“ because the program is not able to determine what >>> versions are currently in the radio. But occasionally that “Test >>> Communications” button will return “KX3 MCU revision 02.38. RS-232 speed >>> 38400 bps.” And then going to the Firmware tab will show “02.38” as the >>> MCU version. In those instances, at least briefly, the radio has >>> communicated with the program. >>> >>> Alas, every attempt to update firmware has resulted in a “KX3 is not >>> responding” message under the Activity Log. >>> >>> I’m using the KXUSB cable that shipped with the radio. >>> >>> I originally tried using the KX3 Utility on a Mac running 10.9. Didn’t >>> work. >>> >>> I then tried it on a Mac running 10.10. Didn’t work. >>> >>> I then tried it on a Windows machine, running Windows 7 (with the >>> appropriate Windows USB-to-serial driver). Didn’t work. >>> >>> Thinking maybe it was because of my slightly dated OS versions, I updated >>> one of my machines to Mac 10.12 - the most current version. Still no joy. >>> >>> I’ve tried different baud rates on the radio side (noting that there’s no >>> place I see within the KX3 Utility to set that rate). No difference. >>> >>> I’m fairly sure the KXUSB cable is okay, as I am running MacLoggerDX as my >>> logging program. That program is talking to my KX3, using that very same >>> KXUSB cable (and the same “usbserial-AL030VX” usb-to-serial driver). >>> >>> I’m pretty computer literate. I don’t think it’s me. I’ve turned on >>> “Advanced Mode” and “Verbose Logging” - not a lot of extra illumination. >>> And I’ll give the good folks at Elecraft a ring on Monday if I don’t have >>> an answer by then. But in the event I’ve missed something (meaning, it is >>> me!) thought I’d first throw this out to you good folks. >>> >>> Any thoughts? >>> >>> 73, Jeff K4YWZ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> Message delivered to john.w...@gmail.com >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to phys...@mac.com > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
