Detailed tutorial on how to change the commslot at:
http://www.rttycontesting.com/writelog/commslot.htm
73, Don AA5AU
-----Original Message-----
From: writelog-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:writelog-bounces@contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Mike McCarthy, W1NR
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 9:24 AM
To: sv1cdn@hol.gr
Cc: writelog@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] RS232 CW PTT problem
Dennis Drakopoulos wrote:
> Hello to all!
> A Greek friend of mine is using writelog v10 and recently upgraded his
> computer. The new computer has only one RS23 port to which he has
> connected the control box of TS850 rig. He had made a simple PTT
> trnasistor circuit for CW PTT using RTS pin of a second RS232 port in
> the old computer. There was no other serial port in the new computer
> so he bought a PCI to serial card and this gave him two more serial
> ports COM7 and COM8, which work properly.
> The problem is that Writelog v10 doesn't see any RS232 port except
> COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4 so there is no way to use his CW PTT circuit...
> Working with LPT port is out of the question because it is occupied with
> printers.
> Is there a way to overcome his problem? What would you suggest?
> Thank you!
>
> Dennis Drakopoulos
> 73 de SV1CDN
>
Edit the writelog.ini file. In the [PORTS] section add:
CommSlot3=7
CommSlot4=8
Now COM7 and COM8 will show up in the ports setting menu instead of COM3 and
COM4.
Mike, W1NR
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