[TRLog] RE Radio Update Seconds

[George Fremin III - K5TR]

On Mon, Jun 26, 2000 at 10:11:24AM -0500, 00tlzivney@bsuvc.bsu.edu wrote:
> 
> the update cannot be set less than one second on TR.  CT does not have
> this problem, as it stopped polling (asking) the radios many years ago.
> The radio sends out its frequency every time it changes and CT quickly
> displays this updated frequency.  TR apparently polls the radio once per
> second (or once every two seconds or once every three seconds... depending
> upon how TR is setup).  When tuning the bands, TR or CT has nothing else to
> do but display the frequency.  It seems that TR could read the frequency
> more frequently during those times.

TR-Log polls all of the ports for activity.  

The advantage is that TR-Log does not care about IRQs.
It also allowed Tree make the CW sound really good.


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