[TenTec] RS232-Orion-WriteLog-SteppIR

[ROBERT CARROLL]

I have noted the same thing with my Orion.  I have been told that it is an
indication of Orion processor overload, that with the other things going on
in the Orion and the very high baud rate of the interface the Orion does not
get the info/handshake back to Writelog within the timeout period.  My
solution--try to ignore it and hope it does not occur at a critical moment
of trying to log something.  

Bob W2WG

-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Duane A Calvin
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 10:21 AM
To: tentec at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] RS232-Orion-WriteLog-SteppIR

Lawrence,
        I've been running WriteLog with the Orion for at least 18 months
now, and for some reason it will occasionally say "No Rig!" on WriteLog. 
I don't use the Y-cable or a SteppIR.  I don't know if it's related to
polling time or what.  It has happened on all FW levels, altho last year
I would occasionally get a bogus frequency entered when logging a station
- that has not happened at least since 1.372.  DX4WIN has no problem with
the Orion, so I'm not sure where to point the finger on this one.

        73,  Duane 


On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 13:42:07 GMT "Lawrence Stoskopf" <stoskopf at tri.net>
writes:
> I never have gotton the Y cable to work with the Orion, new model 
> Dell, 
> SteppIR combo to work.  The Orion will talk to the Dell/Writelog 
> until I 
> plug in to the SteppIR controller and then it all says "No Rig".  
> Noticed 
> yeesterday that occasionally would get the same message in just 
> casual 
> operation.  My last hope is that the RS232 signal is "weak" so just 
> ordered 
> one of those $40 boosters/range extenders.  Wonder if it should go 
> at the 
> rig to Dell interface or at the Dell/SteppIR cable? 
> 
> N0UU
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Duane Calvin, AC5AA
Austin, Texas
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