[WriteLog] Rotor Control w/XP; also Comport Issues

[Al Burnham]

Writeloggers:

Just replaced old computer with new one running XP.  Ham logging programs 
are Writelog for contesting and DXBase for general logging.

On the new computer, everything works FB on DXBase, including rotor and 
radio control, CW, etc.

Wrtielog is fine except for two things:

1.  Rotor control  -- Not functioning.  Use Orion 2800 on Com 3.  Works 
fine with DXBase, but not Writelog.  Could this be due to missing drivers 
in XP? (This was a problem for CW keying in DXBase).  Any ideas??

2.  Comports: strange behavior.  Although the radio and cw control work 
fine, the comport assignments are strange:  I attempted to assign radio/cw 
to Com 2, which is how the radio is connected, and this works as normal in 
DXBase.  In Writelog, however, when I try to assign Com 2 to radio/cw, 
Writelog complains that Com 2 is already in use (which it is not); and, on 
its own, the computer assigns radio/cw to com 1, according to the port 
setup menu in Writelog.  Com 1 is assigned to PTT by MMTTY, and that's the 
way it's connected to the radio (an Icom 756 Pro II).  BUT -- for some 
reason -- the radio/cw control functions properly in Writelog in this 
manner. (And the PTT works fine in MMTTY).  The Writelog configuration file 
in the Windows directory shows both radio and cw control assigned to Com 
2!  What in the world is going on here?

Any thoughts or suggestions about how to deal with either or both of these 
issues would be greatly appreciated.

With thanks and 73,

Al, K6RIM

Albert C. Burnham
409 Summit Drive
Corte Madera, CA 94925

Phone: (415) 924-6783
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