[WriteLog] Writelog 10.58E maybe problem?

[Eric - VE3GSI]

Hi Joe, Earl and others,

I think it has something to do with the way Writelog initializes a 'virtual'
port. For example, using RTTY Write try to initialize a PK-232 on a USB
virtual port (You do not need a PK-232 for this experiment) and see what
happens. As a precaution, save your open files before attempting this
experiment.

I suspect this failure will happen with any virtual USB port, but for sure
it does happen with the USB port driver provided by MicroHam. I admit this
is not a real problem as you would not normally do this configuration using
a PK-232, but it is possibly the same problem you are having.

By-the-way, I am not blaming either the WriteLog program or the virtual USB
driver provided by MicroHam. This combination of software is relatively new
and most likely everyone involved with the programming are going through a
learning curve.

73 Eric.


-----Original Message-----
From: Earl

Hi Joe,

I have a similar problem here. Although a lot is going on at the same time I

got the blue screen as soon as I clicked on 'Soundboard AFSK' wanting to go
to 
CW from a 'MMTTY' setup, which was working OK.

A lot going on is:

New computer, first XP machine here. (no comports)
Installing all radio programs;
	Writelog with MMTTY plugin
	DXBase
	MMTTY
Also installing a microHAM microKEYER

I thought all was going OK until I tried to switch L to CW. Then I got the 
'BLUE SCREEN'. So your post about a possible problem will help me
troubleshoot 
mine. I had upgraded WL to 10.58e so I will uninstall it and reinstall an 
earlier version. I had thought I might of had a problem with the microKEYER.

I hope to get to it today, but right now it doesn't look like it. Will let
you 
know if I come up with anything.

Earl N5ZM..
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K0BX wrote:
> I just upgraded to 10.58E like everyone else and I found something 
> that
> is working a bit different than before.  Maybe an undocumented feature?
> 
> When I am in rtty in the RttyRite screen and using MMTTY plugin all
> works fine.
> 
> Then I decide to go to CW.
> 
>  From the RTTYRite menubar I select 'TU TYPE' = > Soundboard AFSK.
> 
> The RTTYRite decoder comes up.  So good so far.
> 
> Then I select 'MODE' => CW.  Then here is the problem.  The RTTYRite
> RTTY decoder stays up on the screen but the RTTYRite screen title 
> changes to CW, but the decoder stay as Writelog RTTY Receiver instead of 
> the CW decoder
> 
> I then go again to the 'MODE' => CW dropdown and see that CW has a 
> check
> mark next to it.  I select CW again and then the CW Decode pop's up.
> 
> This is not a big thing but it has never worked this way before.
> 
> Could someone try it out on their machine and let me know if it is my
> installation or is it like that on other machines.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Joe K0BX