[WriteLog] Acom tools, SO2R and WriteLog

[Eric Scace K3NA]

Hi folks --

   I made an attempt to get Acom Tools working with WriteLog last week, but wasn't successful.  Perhaps someone can provide a few
tips.

   Here is the configuration:

-- SO2R station
-- two Acom amps
-- WinXP confuser runs WriteLog and the Acom Tools app.
-- no Acom antenna switching hardware.

   Frankly, this is a pretty limited improvement for a SO2R station.  The main advantage of the Acom Tool on the computer is that I
won't have to send a dit to cause the amp to change bands... and maybe the Acom control panels can be removed from the operating
position to reduce clutter.  But it's a chance to learn something...

   Questions:

1.  Can two instances of Acom Tools be running simultaneously, each of which talk to a different Acom amp on a different COM port?

2.  Should the cable connecting the computer's serial port to the Acom be a straight-through or cross-over cable?  I'm not seeing
any successful communication between the computer and the Acom.

   Thanks for any tips from those who have used Acom Tools with WriteLog.

73,
  -- Eric K3NA