[TRLog] NAQP Experiences - Omni VI+ & TRLog 6.72

[Kevin Arber]

PROBLEM SOLVED!

The default baud rate in TR is 4800.  Most OMNI-VIs are set to 1200
(the default); therefore, users set configuration file in TR to 1200.
Since John said he was using the default setting in TR (4800) and had
no problem, I set TR and my OMNI-VI to the 4800 baud rate and found
the Alt-V/B problem went away.  Ocassionally get some error tones in
the speaker, but all seems to be working okay now.

THANKS John!!

Kevin
W3DAD


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Unger" <w4au@contesting.com>
To: <trlog@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 11:43 AM
Subject: [TRLog] NAQP Experiences - Omni VI+ & TRLog 6.72


> I'm not sure why some people are still having problems using TRLog
6.72
> with the Omni VI+, so I thought I post my experiences and settings
and see
> if that can help anyone still not able to get their Omni VI working
> properly with the latest verion of TR.
>
> Version 6.72 worked virtually flawlessly for me in the NAQP this
past
> weekend. (I made 825 Q's, a personal best effort for me...) I had my
Omni
> VI+ setup as an IC-781. Here's the pertinent part of my logcfg.dat
file:
>
> RADIO TWO NAME = OMNI IV
> RADIO TWO TYPE = IC781
> RADIO TWO RECEIVER ADDRESS = 4
> RADIO TWO CONTROL PORT = SERIAL 2
> RADIO ONE NAME = TS850S
> RADIO ONE TYPE = TS850
> RADIO ONE CONTROL PORT = SERIAL 1
> TWO RADIO MODE = TRUE
>
> I was using defaults for all the other radio-related parameters
including
> ICOM RESPONSE TIME and RADIO TWO BAUD RATE. During the contest I
booted my
> computer with DOS 6.22 using a floppy disk and ran TR that way, but
my
> experiences in running TR and the Omni VI were identical when I was
> checking things out using a DOS window in Windows 98se. I will be
glad to
> share my config.sys and autoexec.bat files, if anyone thinks that
these may
> be part of the problem.
>
> Interesting note: Prior to the contest I discovered that TR 6.72
would not
> work properly with the Omni VI and IC-781 setting if the RADIO TWO
TYPE and
> RADIO TWO RECEIVER ADDRESS lines were swapped. Ron is aware of this
problem
> and is working on it.
>
> I did notice a "Radio Two Communication Warning" flashing for a few
seconds
> in the lower left-hand corner of the screen (accompanied by a bell
tone
> from the computer) occasionally when I switched bands with ALT-V or
ALT-B
> or changed frequency by typing a frequency in the call window. This
> occurred about 10% of the time I did these operations, but did not
prevent
> the action from taking place. Most of the time I change bands with
the
> rig(s); it's just how I do things...
>
> I was also using the AUTO S&P feature with it's default settings; it
worked
> fine. Also, I thought the frequency readout window displayed the
current
> frequency much more smoothly than with earlier versions.
>
> I hope this information is helpful.
>
> 73 - John, W4AU
>
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