[WriteLog] New Install Help

[Richard Spargur]

I had this problem when I was setting up my PRO3 to work with a Buxcom
Rascal.  I don't recommend them now.  My problem turned out to be MMTTY, and
WL all using the same com port.  Changing the com port for WL fix my
problem.

Richard
K3UI 

-----Original Message-----
From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Harris
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 10:22 PM
To: writelog at contesting.com
Subject: [WriteLog] New Install Help

Hi,

WL had been highly recommended to me by several serious contesters.  Having
a bit of experience I had came to the conclusion I wanted a program that had
some better and different features than some I've used.  So I recently
bought and installed the program.  Immediately a major problem surfaced
along with a giant irritant.

When selecting the radio and clicking OK in the ports setup my radio
immediately goes into transmit.  The radio is an ICOM 746Pro and the
interface is a Rigblaster Plug & Play USB to serial adapter that also has in
and out audio isolation.  I'm using Windows XP Home on a home built
computer.  This setup has worked well with several other contesting/logging
and radio control programs.  The troubleshooting section of the Rigblasters
manual says the RTS and/or DTR is being maintained high by the software.
The manual also states the Rigblaster has been found to work with 100
software programs without problems.  I really don't want to buy anymore
hardware as this setup has worked for me for nearly a year with other
software.  Anyone have any ideas?

The giant irritant is the fact there is not a set of "F" buttons with macro
names for use with a mouse.  Every other amateur radio software program I've
used has had that and never had a reason to suspect that WL would not.  I
just simply cannot imagine a program with the reputation that WL has would
not have such a feature.  It seems one is reduced to making a "F" key cheat
sheet with "F" keys and their functions and then pounding the keyboard all
day and all night thru a contest.  Not my idea of fun at all.

73,

Jim, AB0UK
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