This has been fixed. [big sigh of relief!]
It was Writelog telling the Rigblaster to go into PTT/CW, but it wasn't a
Writelog software problem, but rather a Writelog Setup issue on my part.
I thought I had tried every combination possible (at least twice) -- but
apparently not. Roger, VE3ZI, was very patient and helpful with this,
and gave me settings to try. He wrote (in part):
=====
Just to reiterate, on the Ports setup tab:
Com 1 CW Rig type Baud Rate Poll Comm PTT
Yes IC-746(?) Auto Yes No
Check 'All mode PTT on CW port RTS'
Select CW Keyer Type
PC Generates
=====
Now the Rigblaster is working correctly. Hooray!
My apologies for raising the red flag -- I was simply very
stuck, thought I had tried everything multiple times, and
couldn't find doc that said exactly what I needed to do.
And along the "doc" lines, I might suggest to both the Writelog
and Rigblaster folks that some PF1 help (Writelog) and/or
some Support (Rigblaster) doc be added that gives the very
basics of VE3ZI wrote for me (above). I'd hate to have anyone
else be frustrated like I was.
Many thanks to VE3ZI!!! And also thanks to the few others
who offered suggestions. Only in ham radio could a poor
desperate guy like me ask for help, and receive responses
from Germany, Canada, and England, as well as the U.S.!
--
Dave NØRQ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave NØRQ" <n0rq-1@dfwair.net>
To: <k5dj@writelog.com>; <WriteLog@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 10:30 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] CommPTT RTS/DTR issue - Rigblaster and IC-746PRO
> I tried the older 10.37B on a different PC -- a new Dell running
WinXPpro --
> same thing happens -- Rigblaster Pro's PTT and CW light come on
> continuously. This was true even with DisableCommPTT=YES.
>
> HOW can I get Writelog to put RTS and DTR in LOW (off) state?
>
> (I de-installed 10.37 from the other PC after my test.)
> --
> Dave NØRQ
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave NØRQ" <n0rq-1@dfwair.net>
> To: <k5dj@writelog.com>; <WriteLog@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 3:43 PM
> Subject: [WriteLog] CommPTT RTS/DTR issue - Rigblaster and IC-746PRO
>
>
> Several days ago, I wrote about my Rigblaster getting PTT turned on,
> causing rig to go into xmit. A few folks had ideas, but nothing turned
> up to fix the problem.
>
> I asked the Rigblaster folks, and since the Rigblaster PTT *and* CW
> lights get turned on by Writelog, he said that the DTR and RTS are being
> turned on (HIGH) by the software.
>
> Checking everything I could find in the Writelog help files, I found these
> comments:
>
> v10.18
> Put PTT signal on RTS line if using "PC Generates" CW on COMM port.
>
> v10.19
> Add DisableCommPTT INI entry.
>
> To prevent WriteLog from putting a PTT signal on RTS
> [Configuration]
> DisableCommPTT=YES
> I verified that I do have DisableCommPTT=YES in the Config section of
> Writelog.ini -- yet no matter what rig I have in Setup/Ports, no matter
> what other settings I've tried -- if I have ANY rig shown on COM1, it
> throws the Rigblaster (and thus the rig) into PTT / CW --- apparently
> because RTR and DTR are HIGH.
>
> Am I missing something? This seems like a Writelog software issue.
>
> (computer: 1.5 yr old Dell 2.2GHz, WinXP HE)
>
> Any advice, or any other thing to try -- I'm all ears.
> Thanks & 73,
> Dave NØRQ
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