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[WriteLog] Intermittent PTT Dropout

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Subject: [WriteLog] Intermittent PTT Dropout
From: Mike <k4gmh@arrl.net>
Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 10:10:35 -0500
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Had a problem with PTT dropping out every now and then.  Obviously, 
noticed it most while CQing.

V10.55D is used but believe the problem has been around for a couple 
of prior versions.

Using homemade (single transistor) interface and a 800 MHz computer, 
with ~600 Mb RAM, running XP Home.

Noticed that sometimes, after the computer drops PTT while sending a 
message, the computer would reactivate the PTT before the end of the 
message and then repeat the message.  Other times the message would 
end without the computer generated repeat message.  Also, if the 
message was manually started after PTT dropout, but before the end of 
the message, the computer would reactivate PTT and the rest of the 
message would be sent as if PTT had not been dropped.    The manually 
started message would be sent immediately at the end of the first 
message.  The screen displays all of the first message, even the 
section during PTT dropout.   If the dropped PTT occurred during an 
auto-CQ and not manually restarted, the next CQ would be started at 
the correct time and the PTT would not drop-out in the second message.

Has others seen this problem?  Any remedies?

         73,
         Mike, K4GMH 
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