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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