----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Naumann" <w5ov@w5ov.com>
To: "'AK'" <K4YKZ@ARRL.NET>; <ct-user@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 7:08 AM
Subject: Re: [ct-user] TSR Help needed for CT 10 user
> Here's a note from N5IN back in Y2K:
>
>> Immediately
>> after COMTSR for COM1 starts the radio goes into key down mode. And it
>> stays in key down mode until CT loads, starts, gets to the final
>> screen--then you must hit one of the CW function keys to send something.
>> Only then does the key down condition clear.
>
> So, it seems that you can wait until CT loads fully, then press an F-Key
> and
> it should clear out.
>
> 73,
>
> Bob W5OV
RE: Serial port 1 DTR locks on after CT starts up.
Hello Bob - Indeed, the F-key operation stops turns off the start-up
CW key-on bug when I go into CW contest mode using CT10.
That little bug is only a problem if I have my amplifier on and my antenna
switch off at start-up CT. HI HI
(not so funny when the amp arc's and the shorting switch smokes)
I use serial port 2 for my CW keying, and port 1 for my CIV (radio) and
PTT control.
I don't use the PTT control (DTR signal) with CT, but I do use it with other
programs.
My radio PTT relay control (for DigiPan & MixW operation) works off of the
DTR signal that goes on and stays on when the CT program begins to run (SSB
or CW). I have a connector I can pull off when I go to the other programs,
but it's a nuisance.
The F keys in CT have no effect on this problem. I have no idea why the CT
program would change the power-on setting of the DTR signal, which returns
to the off state when I exit the CT program.
It appears to be some CT initialization thing; I would think that the proper
TSR command could change that.
73, Andy K4YKZ
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AK [mailto:K4YKZ@ARRL.NET]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 11:00 AM
> To: ct-user@contesting.com
> Subject: [ct-user] TSR Help needed for CT 10 user
>
> I am running CT10 (CT8 upgrade) and use COM 1 as my interface to my
> IC756P3
> for band settings and mode.
>
> The same cable is used with MixW for PSK & RTTY operation, and DTR is used
> to switch the interface relay between receive to transmit mode.
>
> CT10 sets the DTR signal on at all times. This keeps the transmitter in
> transmit mode, unless I unplug the DTR signal to my RIGblaster interface
> relay.
>
> It sure would be nice if my initialization TSR for the CT contest logging
> would just keep DTR turned off.
>
> I have played with "-DTR" for comtsr1 in my CT initialization batch file,
> but have had no luck in turning DTR off.
>
> Any suggestions?? Andy K4YKZ
> -------------------------------------------
> My present batch-file serial communications port TSR command is:
> comtsr1 -b1200 -P1 -I4 -A3f8
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