Thanks to all that responded.Yep,changing the WL ini file to the i/o of lpt-3,which in my case was dc00-dc07 did the trick.Thanks again to all who responded...Didn't have it in the arrl 160...ready for cq 160..hi...73 to all and agn tnx...john --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.427 / Virus Database: 240 - Release Date: 12/6/2002