[Trlog] paddle interface not working

[George Fremin III]

On Tue, Nov 14, 2006 at 01:38:53PM -0800, Tree Tyree N6TR wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 14, 2006 at 01:23:06PM -0800, Gary Slagel wrote:
> > Wondered if anyone could give me advice on this.  
> > 
> > My paddle interface is sending nothing but di dah di
> > dah di dah or dit dit dit dit.  I saw in the
> > troubleshooting section of the manual that this
> > usually means my older computer needs to have the dit
> > and day inputs tied to pin 14 through a resistor. 
> > 
> > I'm using an old toshiba computer with windows 98 that
> > I boot to dos.  I purchased the model 3 cw interface
> > from trlog that has the paddle interface built in and
> > I looked at it and it has the resistor across the
> > pins.  This has worked for me for several previous
> > contests.    I have had problems with the paddle
> > interface before but have been able to get it going
> > just by fooling with the interface a little.. pulling
> > and plugging cables, etc, and all the sudden it would
> > start up!  
> 
> You might need an external pull-up to +5V (like a 1K ohm 
> resistor).  You can made one out of a 9 volt battery and 
> a resistor divider.

That might be the case.

Although if you have been able to get it to work by 
plugging it in several times maybe you have some pins
in the lpt port that are not making good contact for
some reason and this is causing it to fail.


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