That is simply not true. The K3 has no idea what COM port on the computer it is talking to. Please describe how you change the COM port designation on the K3.
Dave AB7E On 11/2/2011 1:30 PM, Jim Dunstan wrote: Hi No problem, and not unusual. The computer OS assigns the COM number to devices, in this case the Serial Ports, and assures they operate without conflict with any other device in/attached to the computer. Generally the serial port is often but not always set as COM1. If you attach a device to the serial port and it works right away ... then they are both set to the same COM number. If the COM numbers are not the same they will not communicate and you will have to change the number either at the computer or the device/program. Communications between computer and device using COM1 to COM1 is the same as COM3 to COM3. Now if you swap computers/radios in your shack you will also have to change the COM# on the radios (best place to make the change). Jim, VE3CI ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
