[WriteLog] Re: [DX4WIN] CW thru LPT1 problem

[Ron Barthelt]

Thanks for your reply Rog.  It sounds to me like you're using the 
serial port.  I'm using LPT1 (the parallel port).  My preferences in 
DX4WIN are set for CW via LPT1, so that's not the problem.

I downloaded a "Parallel Port Monitor" program written by a 
Mr Fred BulBack (It's a neat little pgm).  It shows Pin 17 going
high to key the line.  However, it stays asserted.  With Writelog, it 
gets toggled on and off to send the code.

Also, the problem doesn't seem to be RF related, as it happens on 
all bands and even with the VOX off on the FT-990 (no XMIT).
Thanks to N4GI for bringing up that possibility.

I wonder if the VICHW11.VXD driver got trashed somehow.  Does 
anyone know if Writelog uses the same driver?  I think I'll try to 
install DX4WIN on my backup computer tonight, to see if the 
problem goes away with a new install.  

     

On 7 Aug 00, at 16:25, Roger Borowski wrote:

> Yeah Ron, I had the same thing occur and it drove me nuts until I discovered
> that the CW interface in DX4WIN Preferences defaulted back to "None" for
> some unknown reason! Once I set it back to include the CW interface on the
> same serial port as my radio, everything was fine again. This has happened
> to me on three different occasions now in the past few months. I have no
> idea why, but surely know what to look for now! It is most likely to occur
> right after you have gone into Preferences for something. I usually check
> that parameter now before I exit and save preferences. 73, -=Rog-K9RB=-
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ron Barthelt <n9qqk@urbancom.net>
> To: <dx4win@qth.net>; <writelog@contesting.com>; <w1wef@aol.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 4:05 PM
> Subject: [DX4WIN] CW thru LPT1 problem
> 
> 
> > I'm sending this to both the DX4WIN and WRITELOG reflectors,
> > and W1WEF.
> >
> > I'm using the W1WEF Model 1 parallel port interface to key my
> > radios (an FT-990 and a DX-70).  About a week ago, when
> > attempting to key the 990 in DX4WIN (v4.07), I got a continuous
> > key-down condition.  Previously, the interface worked flawlessly.
> >
> > Once the key-down condition starts, I can unkey the rig by:
> >    1) Turn the rig off.
> >    2) Select a different (not CW) mode.
> >
> > Neither of these help if I want to operate CW.  As soon as I switch
> > back to CW mode, the rig is keyed.
> >
> > The only way to clear the key-down in DX4WIN is to re-boot
> > windows.  Exiting and reloading DX4WIN doesn't help.  The key-
> > down condition will occur again.
> >
> > However, I can load Writelog (v10.18a), and the CW keying works
> > fine.  If I exit WL, and load DX4WIN, the key-down problem still occurs.
> >
> > I don't think that the problem is in the radio, as the same thing
> > happens with the DX-70 hooked up.
> >
> > Does anyone familiar with both programs have any ideas on what
> > might be going on here?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ron - N9QQK
> 
> 
> 



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