Since Kostas is using 3 networked WriteLog instances his symptoms may
be related to a network disconnect issue that I described 3 years
ago. If his home computer is not networked to another WriteLog
instance then that may explain why it isn't reproducible there.
http://lists.contesting.com/_writelog/2012-11/msg00113.html
If any of the computers, even the one being used exclusively for
backup and clusters, is temporarily disconnected from the network then
keying delays start to occur on one or more of the other
computers and get progressively worse, even after reconnecting the
network. Exiting and restarting WriteLog on the affected computer
eliminates the delays. This happened to me in a Sprint contest with
only a small number of QSOs logged so it doesn't happen just when a
thousand or more QSOs have been logged.
Keyboard response is delayed for all typing. Callsigns that are typed
into the input Call field are echoed only after a long delay.
Function keys or mapped keys that send messages are similarly delayed.
I don't have a logging computer at home so I can't verify this now,
but here's how I believe that this problem can be reproduced.
Start up WL for some contest on two computers. Register to accept
network connections on both computers. Link to network from one
computer to the other. Log some QSOs from each computer (this may not
be necessary). Disconnect one of the computers from the network
either by removing the network cable, disconnecting Wi-Fi, or similar
hard disconnect. Log some QSOs on the other computer, using
function/mapped keys to send messages. After 15 minutes, possibly
less, there will be noticeable delays in echoing of characters and in
sending messages. The network can be reconnected and the WL instances
relinked but the keyboard delays still persist on the one computer.
Hopefully this issue can be fixed in WL as it has happened to me many
times, several of which I've documented in my earlier posting. It was
only when it happened during Sprint with no cluster and a nearly empty
log that I realized the broken network connections were the common
thread between all the occurrences.
73,
-Mike, N7MH
Dean/8P6SH wrote:
> Kostas
>
> Not an expert by any means but I have had similar problems. Usually
it is
> related to the combination of memory, processor and other apps that
might
> be running on the same computer as well as possibly network load
though I
> cannot be 100% sure.
>
> In my situation there was an issue with drivers and the operating system
> hogging resources and not returning unused memory. This I believe is why
> you see things get better after a reboot and get bad again eventually.
>
> I would try not to run stuff I don't need and keep configurations
simple.
> Also if you have unused ports in your microham keyer device, you
should try
> deleting them - the virtual ports that are unused.
>
> If you go through your systems systematically I'm sure you will find
things
> running that could/should be turned off when contesting.
>
> In my case another culprit was anti-virus. I turn mine off during
contests
> but I also don't visit questionable sites while the system is not
connected.
>
> Hope you solve the problem. Writelog is great but of course windows does
> have its issues.
>
> CHeers
>
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> On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 5:27 PM, Kostas SV1DPI <sv1dpi@otenet.gr> wrote:
>
> > I have noticed that writelog sticks momentarily sometimes. I have
noticed
> > it happening after 1000 qsos in the log. It happens on cw and
rtty. On cw
> > while I hit the function key, I am waiting for 1-2 seconds to start
> > sending. On rtty it starts keying something like RY for a while
and after
> > 1-2 seconds the message starts. It happens after some hours. A
fresh reboot
> > corrects the problem for a while but it happens again. The result
of this
> > is that I use the wintest the last time for cw contests but I prefer
> > writelog. The biggest problem is that I noticed it on rtty also
the last
> > time...
> > Is anyone other who has noticed this behaviour?
> > The keying device is microham in the first radio and winkey plus
homemade
> > interface to the 2nd radio (I don't think the problem is in
hardware as it
> > works fine with wintest and dx4win). Computers are in network and
I use the
> > 11.28 version but I have noticed it in all of the last versions.
Computers
> > in the shack are duo-core with 2gb memory and windows 7. A 3rd
laptop is
> > used for backup and runs the clusters.
> > I can not reproduce it in my home computer. I believe this is why the
> > computer is not so many hours on or the clusters spots are no so
many. My
> > first thought was that heavy spots from the clusters was the cause
but on
> > rtty I had not skimmer on and the spots were much lower. I talked
it with a
> > friend of mine who runs a much older version of writelog and a new
computer
> > with lot of memory and he has noticed it also. This is why I am
asking for
> > comments...
> >
> > 73 Kostas SV1DPI