[WriteLog] Writelog-CT17-Radios

[BobK8IA at aol.com]

I wonder if we can isolate what Icom rigs, Writelog versions, Windows Op 
systems etc etc this problem seems to be evident on. 

Since ARRL Rules for ARRL 10M and ARRL 160M Contests force you into the 
multiop - single xmtr class when using packet, the last contest where I used packet 
was my SOSB40(A) HP entry in CQWW CW a few weeks ago.(Heck who wants to 
compete?with real MultiOp Single Xmtrs guys!). I used  a IC-765 (1200 baud to 
CT-17), Writelog 10.51, Windows 98SE on a Pentium 4 1.8 Ghz machine, 512Mb RAM. The 
problem Dick reports in the his pgh happened only twice the entire weekend 
and I made almost 900 q's on 40m and lots of hours pointing and clicking.

My point is that is DID happen and wasnt a zero occurence. 

Any thoughts?


73, Bob K8IA
nr The Superstition Mtns
Arizona, USA
http://members.aol.com/bobk8ia/

> 
In a message dated 12/13/04 7:24:44 AM US Mountain Standard Time, 
dick.w7zr at gmail.com writes:
would like to renew this thread to see if we can come up with a
solution.  Again it was a frustrating weekend having to click twice,
three, four times or more to get a spot to move to the entry window. 
Sometimes the spot would move to the entry window but the entry window
would not be the active area so it would take another click or two.

One thing that seemed to help a little (I emphasize little) was 
changing the comm ptt to NO on the radio.

I am able to use DX Labs suite of programs and select band spots
without any problem so I do not think it is a radio or computer
problem.  It may be a set up problem of some sort but it sure is
annoying.

One last clue and this has existed for some time.  After transmitting
about 90% of the time there is a "No Rig" displayed for a brief moment
and then the correct frequency is displayed.  This has been going on
for many revisions.

I have to believe there is some sort of polling problem and sure could
use some help on this.

Thanks to all.

Dick W7ZR


On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 18:27:31 -0600, George Skoubis
<george.skoubis at verizon.net> wrote:
> Dick,
> 
>  Do you have the setting on the IC-775 line (in the ports menu) set to
> sync?
> 
>  Try that and see if it works.  It may be a communications problem
> where the PW-1 / IC-775 / Writelog are trying to use the comm bus at the
> same time and there are collisions.   I think sync tells Writelog to
> wait until the channel is clear until it sends its command.
> 
>  Wayne explained the sync setting a few years ago but I've forgotten
> since!
> 
>  Let me know if this helps.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> George / KF9YR
>