[WriteLog] Interfacing WL to Elecraft K3

[Bruce Sawyer]

DUH.  Yes of course.  I changed the rig to CONFIG:  PTT-KEY “OFF-DTR” so that it would use DTR to key the rig and now it works fine.  Thanks for the slap up the side of the head.  I needed that!

 

Bruce

 

From: kd4d [mailto:kd4d at comcast.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2014 3:00 PM
To: Bruce Sawyer
Subject: RE: [WriteLog] Interfacing WL to Elecraft K3

 

Are you sure Writelog isn't using DTR and RTS for CW keying on the serial port?  We use that all the time with other programs and Config PTT-KEY has to be set to either DTR-RTS or RTS-DTR AND match the software.

 

73,

 

Mark, KD4D

 

 

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-------- Original message --------

From: Bruce Sawyer 

Date:12/03/2014 5:45 PM (GMT-05:00) 

To: writelog at contesting.com 

Subject: [WriteLog] Interfacing WL to Elecraft K3 

 

I have a new Elecraft K3 and I am new to WriteLog, so I'm certain the
problems I'm having interfacing the two involve doing something very dumb.
Nevertheless, I've gone around and around and cannot get WL to send CW to
the K3.



When I first got WL a few weeks ago, I set it up and after playing around
some got it to work.  So I know it can be done!  But I've messed up
something in the interim and now I cannot get WL to key the rig.



In the past, I always used a big desktop computer, built up my own cable to
key the rig from a parallel port, and never had any problems.  Now I'm
trying to use a laptop with only a USB port, so this is another area of new
ground for me.



For starters, I am using the Elecraft KIO3 module along with the USB cable
that came with it.  I have set the rig to 38400 Baud (CONFIG:  RS232 38400
b) and set CONFIG:  PTT-KEY to OFF-OFF.  In WL, using the Setup | Ports
menu, I set COM5 for CW, Rig Type K3, Baud Rate 38400, Poll selected, and NO
for Comm PTT.  The "CW keyer type" I set to "PC generates".  With this, the
radio and WL communicate just fine.  I get an accurate frequency readout in
WL, can change the frequency on the rig, etc.  I just can't send any CW.  As
I mentioned earlier, I think this worked for me a few weeks ago.  But I
can't get it to work now.  I know the cable is functioning correctly because
I can start up the K3 Utility and use it to send CW to the rig without any
problem.  



So what am I doing wrong?  I had a friend tell me I really should get K1EL's
WinKeyer3 and then have the K3 send ascii strings to it rather than generate
the CW.  I understand his reasoning, but I'm not doing SO2R, don't have a
packet interface, etc.  Thus I really think I should be able to have WL
generate the CW.



Bruce, N6NT

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