[TenTec] Orion II CAT Control Issue

[Carl Moreschi]

WSJT-X is the program that does the new digital modes like FT8.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
58 Hogwood Rd
Louisburg, NC 27549
www.n4py.com

On 2/9/2018 5:11 AM, kd3jf.paulgates at gmail.com wrote:
> What is  WSJT?
> Paul, KW4BD
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Feb 6, 2018, at 6:45 PM, Carl Moreschi<n4py3 at earthlink.net>  wrote:
>>
>> If you were running my N4PY Orion program, WSJT would communicate with my N4PY Orion program and all responses would be very fast via a virtual serial cable connection.
>>
>> Carl Moreschi N4PY
>> 58 Hogwood Rd
>> Louisburg, NC 27549
>> www.n4py.com
>>
>>> On 2/6/2018 5:57 PM, Wes Attaway (N5WA) wrote:
>>> This post concerns a problem with my O-II and its response to WSJT-X
>>> software polling the O-II.  I recently started playing around with FT8 and
>>> thus the use of WSJT-X.  I can't find a WSJT-X reflector, but if there is
>>> one then I will be happy to start posting there.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The problem is that when transmitting on FT8 I will sometimes get an error
>>> message that will stop the transmission cycle.  This is completely random.
>>> It may happen once or twice in an hour or twice in a minute or two, and then
>>> no errors for another hour or two.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am using a microKeyer II for radio control and Jozef, one of the microHam
>>> engineers analyzed their logs and found that the O-II is sometimes slow to
>>> respond to the WSJTX polling queries and WSJTX will generate an error
>>> message in certain circumstances.  We are wondering if this is something
>>> that is just inherent in the now older design of the O-II or whether there
>>> is some way to work around this.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This isn't a show-stopper, but is definitely a nuisance when it happens.
>>> All I have to do is to be quick on the trigger and click on "ignore" in the
>>> WSJTX warning message and then click to restart the transmission.  If I am
>>> quick enough the other station still gets the message.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I would be happy to hear from anyone with some experience with this, and/or
>>> whether there is a better list to pose this question in.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>     -------------------
>>>
>>> Wes Attaway (N5WA)
>>>
>>> (318) 393-3289 - Shreveport, LA
>>>
>>> Computer/Cellphone Forensics
>>>
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>>>
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