[SD-User] SD Parallel keying - No signal to radio

quale quale@online.no
Wed, 21 Nov 2001 08:25:02 +0100


Arno;

Glad to hear I'm not the only one. And I am using a new Dell laptop, so that 
also mirrors your experience.

What I have not been able to do is to initialise the LPT1 as you describe it 
for CT.  I have DXbase log program installed, but cannot send any dot through 
from there either.

I will try another PC, and from what you say it will probably work for me 
there.  Thanks for your useful input!

If somebody knows os some other way of triggering the LPT1 I would be glad to 
hear!

73
Chris

and, yes, cu in CQWW  (SO/AB/LP/UA)


>===== Original Message From A.Polinsky@alcatel.de =====
>Hello Chris,
>
>I have similar experiences. With My laptop the same situation is happend.
>Beside the right setup of the program and the rig, I need to run an other
>program to initialize the LPT port. In my case I prefer to start CT.exe and
>processing just one dot via the interface. After that I can leave CT and
>start up SD. Now also under SD control the LPT interface works fine! (Until
>you switch off you Computer...)
>On an other desktop computer (386er) it has never been happend in a similar
>way with the same cable! SD runs here without problems with the parallel
>port under any conditions.
>
>For me, it seems that the problem is to initialize the LPT port first.
>
>73 and cuagn in WWDX on 80 Meters as SO/SB/LP/UA... of course by running
>SD!
>
>Arno
>
>
>
>
>quale <quale@online.no>@contesting.com on 20.11.2001 19:26:38
>
>Sent by:  sd-user-admin@contesting.com
>
>
>To:   sd-user@contesting.com
>cc:
>Subject:  [SD-User] SD Parallel keying - No signal to radio
>
>
>Can anybody help...?
>
>I got myself a ready made parallel port cable, fitted according to the
>instructions with transistor and resistor, in order to handle keying output
>from logging programs.  I have checked the unit as per the accompanying
>instructions, and it seems to be in good shape.
>
>However I do not get any CW generated on my radio (yes, the LPT1 output is
>connected to the straight key socket) neither from SD nor DXbase.   The PC
>parallel port works fine otherwise for exsternal disk-station as well as
>with
>printers.
>
>Is there something I am not aware of?  I would appreciate any guidance.
>
>73,
>Chris
>LA8OM
>
>quale@online.no
>
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