[ct-user] FT1000MP radio control problem

[Jim White, K4OJ]

if he has added some programs on his computer is it not possible that in
cycling through the various programs running there is NOT sufficient time
for the radio polling cycle?

also, I don't think I have ever seen a "buffer overun" error despite lots of
CT hours but have seen the radio timeout a lot...I see it less since I went
from a 486 to a small Pentium machine...

OJ


----- Original Message -----
From: "David Robbins" <k1ttt@berkshire.net>
To: "Jim White, K4OJ" <k4oj@tampabay.rr.com>; "Robert Shohet"
<kq2m@mags.net>; <1000mp@qth.net>; <ct-user@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: [ct-user] FT1000MP radio control problem


>
> thats not his problem though... since it had been working and is now dead.
>
> also, when ct can't keep up it usually produces a 'buffer overrun' error
instead
> of 'radio timeout'.  the 'radio timeout' message is usually when the
computer
> asks for an update and the radio doesn't respond in time.
>
> however, if you use ethernet for the network you can have everyone talking
to
> their radios and spinning dials and watch the alt-j windows update as fast
as
> the frequencies can come out of the radios.  losing the radio interface
when you
> have spots to grab can be a real slowdown.
>
> "Jim White, K4OJ" wrote:
> >
> > a fly in the ointment, eh?
> >
> > imho radio timeout usually occurs when the computers cannot keep up with
the
> > baud rate and slowing things down a notch can cure - i.e. going to 4800
from
> > 9600...mebbe your shack computers are norunning another software program
and
> > the system has reached that point where it says too much I can't take it
> > anymore!
> >
> > I have never been able to get and entire network of computers to be
fully
> > talking and it is the radio interface that has been sacrificed...
> >
> > Jim, K4OJ
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Robert Shohet" <kq2m@mags.net>
> > To: <1000mp@qth.net>; <ct-user@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 7:39 AM
> > Subject: [ct-user] FT1000MP radio control problem
> >
> > >
> > > Hi Guys,
> > >
> > > Weird problem just developed with BOTH FT1000MP's.
> > >
> > > I am using 2 FT1000MP's on 2 computers with CT ver 9.53.  When I used
this
> > > setup in WPXCW, CT, BOTH radios and both computers talked to each
other
> > > flawlessly.
> > >
> > > Now, six weeks later, the same 2 FT1000MP's can't talk to the
computers.
> > > BOTH radios give me a "radio timeout" message.  For control purposes,
I
> > went
> > > back into the WPXCW logs with NO settings changed.  What worked
perfectly
> > 6
> > > six weeks ago, does not work now.  Nothing in the setup has changed
nor
> > have
> > > any cables been moved.
> > >
> > > The radios can talk to each other using the Alt G ("Gab") function,
but
> > > whenever I try to change freq. using the keyboard I get the "radio
> > timeout"
> > > message.  Likewise, when I change bands with the radio, the computer
does
> > > not note the freq. change.
> > >
> > > Several weeks ago I was banging something on the operating table and I
> > > wondered whether or not this might have affected the 'MP's - but there
> > > appear to be no ill effects other than the radios/computers can't talk
> > with
> > > each other.
> > >
> > > Any thoughts on what the problem might be and how to diagnose it?
> > >
> > > If one radio didn't talk to the computer I might think it was a
damaged
> > > radio/computer interface, but BOTH radios?
> > >
> > > Your help and thoughts please.
> > >
> > > Tnx & 73
> > >
> > > Bob KQ2M
> > >
> > >
> > >
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