[WriteLog] Rig interface advice

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> I use the US Interface Navigator with a Dell XPS-410 Vista 
> computer, which like your laptop, has no COM or LPT ports.
> In fact, Vista does not support either of those port types.

Completely inaccurate.  Vista happily supports BOTH standard 
serial and LPT ports.  My Vista test/support system has three 
serial ports (one on the motherboard and two on a PCI-e card) 
and two LPT ports (one on the motherboard and one on the PCI-e 
card).  

WriteLog works just fine with all the serial ports (motherboard 
or expansion board).  WriteLog does not like the LPT ports due 
to the lack of direct hardware access (just like Windows 2000 
and XP) and I have not had time to try to make one of the two 
"LPT Support" programs (Direct IO or UserPort) work with Vista. 

In any case, I strongly recommend XP for anyone getting a new 
computer - it is available from all of the major vendors if 
you press the issue - as Vista has made many other changes 
("enhancements") like User Account Control and a new audio 
sub-system that cause a lot of problems for older amateur 
software - including most of the digital mode software. 

73, 

   ... Joe Subich, W4TV 
       microHAM America 
       http://www.microHAM-USA.com 
       http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microHAM 
       support at microham.com 
  


> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of K0CF
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 12:39 PM
> To: al9a at mtaonline.net; writelog at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Rig interface advice
> 
> 
> Gary,
> 
> I use the US Interface Navigator with a Dell XPS-410 Vista 
> computer, which like your laptop, has no COM or LPT ports.
> In fact, Vista does not support either of those port types.
> 
> The Navigator has a built-in sound board, FSK and CW interfaces,
> the K1EL Winkeyer 2, a spare RS-232 port (for a rotator or 
> whatever), and rig control interface. It does all this operating 
> off a single USB 2.0 port.
> 
> It works flawlessly with my IC-756 Pro III, WriteLog, DX4Win
> v7.03, MMTTY, DigiPan, MMSSTV, etc. Highly recommended!
> 
> 73,
> Craig, K0CF
>