[WriteLog] LSB is really FSK, and Entrgra Serial Hub issues

[Don Melcher]

Yea - thanks Keith - but already tried that - I think it could be machine
specific as this is on an E-machine, and I have had problems with another
one with USB support.

By the way - the new Xircom single serial adapters - which look just like
the Entrgra, and I think also the new Xircom "Port Station" series - have
drivers have a virtual com port function that lets you fool a specific
program into thinking that i.e.: Com 10 on the USB device is really Com1, or
what ever, for that particular program - works even if another program is
assigned Com 1 - really nice for software that doesn't support more than Com
4.

Another nice thing abt the "Port Station" is that at least up to 2 serial 1
parallel, I have not had to power it from an external source. I work on
cruising boats, and having things powered by AC is an issue - the less the
better.

Don
W6ZO

-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Regli [mailto:keith@kregli.com]
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 9:56 PM
To: Don Melcher
Subject: RE: [WriteLog] LSB is really FSK, and Entrgra Serial Hub issues


Don,

The link below has the latest drivers for the Entrega (now Xircom/Port Gear)
hubs.  That might make a difference for you.  I use the Entrega hubs with
WriteLog and some other functions (I have 10 serial ports total).  The only
place I've had trouble is in generating FSK and sometimes CW using the
serial ports off the hubs.  I think the device drivers don't accurately
reflect the bit twiddling that goes on at a serial port.  For things like
TNC, radio control, etc. I've had good success.  I do run Windows 2000 as
the operating system.

http://www.xircom.com/dl/detail/0,1306,0-0-1_25Z0-0-1_20-20Z,00.html

Keith Regli WB6BIG
mailto:keith@kregli.com
http://www.kregli.com/wb6big.htm


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-writelog@contesting.com
[mailto:owner-writelog@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Don Melcher
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 4:47 PM
To: writelog@contesting.com
Subject: [WriteLog] LSB is really FSK, and Entrgra Serial Hub issues



I am a new WL user, but...?

Shouldn't it be FSK is really LSB? Seems bass-ackwards to me - I was
checking out WL for FD and when I checked the option it put my IC 718 in
RTTY when I selected LSB - shouldn't this be a switch for AFSK to put the
radio in LSB (or, USB, if prefered) when you tell the program to go to FSK?
Am I missing something? Why would you want the radio to go to RTTY when you
select LSB???

But when I went back just to confirm what I was seeing, and it works like I
expected - AFTER I changed bands. Boy am I confused!!!

Also - using the Entrgra 4Serial/2USB adapter, and the selected port stops
responding after a while and I get a server busy window, with the whole
program locked-up. Previous posts re:Entrgra indicate no problems. Tried
with and without the port being configured for DOS support, and changed the
port from Radio to TNC to Rotor - same problems.

BTW - the band-map window is REALLY cool!!!!


Don
W6ZO




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