[TRLog] CW Keying Problem

[Max George]

Here is a message that I posted to the list back in 1996 (when I was
AB7GM)... this was a hokey work around for the serial keying interface
in Windows 95 when running TR at a DOS prompt.  This still may be an
issue on some computers.  Here is the explaination again: (change all
references of LOG to TR, ;) )

Good Luck! mg NG7M

I have been using LOG with Windows 95 since Windows 95 was in Beta. The
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only issue I had back then was a problem initializing the serial port =
when using the CW keying interface. I was using the serial interface at
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the time and had to copy some data to the comm port before running LOG.
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If I didn't do this, the serial keying interface wouldn't work. I would
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simply copy my config.sys file (or some other text file) to the comm =
port: 'copy config.sys com1:' (at a DOS prompt in Windows 95) this would
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generate a 'error writting to device com1:'. I would then abort the =
error and then run LOG and the keying problem was gone, everything =
worked great.

Soon after this, I made a parallel keying interface and started using =
the parallel port to do my keying. There were no side effects in =
Windows 95 when using the parallel interface. It worked great. I think =
I remember having this same problem on a machine with the release =
version of Windows 95, so I don't think it was a problem with my =
machine.


Anyway, LOG works fine with Windows 95.


CUL


Max AB7GM




> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-trlog@contesting.com [mailto:owner-trlog@contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of Jack Trampler
> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 7:20 AM
> To: TRLog Submissions
> Subject: [TRLog] CW Keying Problem
>
>
>
> I hope everyone had a good time in the CQWW WPX contest this
> past weekend.
> I know I did even though I had very limited time to operate.
> I ran into a
> problem and hope I can get some answers from the reflector.
>
> I recently bought a new computer, a 400 MHz AMD K6-2 with Win98 that
> replaced a 133 MHz Pentium also with Win98.  On my old
> computer I used LPT2
> for the CW keyer and everything worked fine.  With the new
> computer I am
> using Com1 for the CW keyer output.  I can't get TR to key
> the xcvr through
> Win98.  If I reboot to Real DOS Mode the CW keyer works fine.
>  I have tried
> different settings on Com1 (changed the flow control
> settings, disabled the
> hardware profile, etc) but nothing helps.
>
> I would like to know if anyone else has this problem or is it
> unique to my
> setup?  Is it not possible to key the serial port through windows?  If
> others have this problem, is there a work around other than
> Real DOS Mode or
> do I have to go back to using the LPT for the CW keyer?  Any
> and all answers
> will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Tree: Other than that TR (ver 6.40) worked flawlessly for me.
>  I'm just a
> small fish in the contest pond, but eveytime I use TR in a contest I'm
> amazed at its capabilities.
>
> 73,
> Jack - N2JT
> n2jt@fast.net
> n2jt@arrl.net
>
>
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