[WriteLog] Problem with DCU-2

[JE Brown]

Hi Ron,

Not quite sure what you mean by "tab out".  One has to go up to the "Radio" 
menu at the top and select "Antenna to 384 (or whatever heading shows)" to 
send the command to the DCU-2.  Is that "tabbing out"?  Or not?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron N0AT" <ron at n0at.net>
To: "'JE Brown'" <W4LC at fuse.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 2:42 PM
Subject: RE: [WriteLog] Problem with DCU-2


> When you put in the new callsign, make sure you tab out of the callsign
> entry box.  Then tell it to move the rotor.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WriteLog [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of JE
> Brown
> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 12:04
> To: writelog at contesting.com
> Subject: [WriteLog] Problem with DCU-2
>
> I got a new HY-GAIN DCU-2 rotator control unit.  Am trying to inferface 
> with
> Writelog.
>
> This unit has a built-in chip, and only requires a USB cable to the PC.
>
> I downloaded the recommended drivers, and a virtual com port was installed
> via the "Found New Hardware" wizard.  This shows as  USB COM PORT 8.  I 
> set
> this port up as the rotator control port in Writelog.
>
> It works.  But only once.  It slews the rotator to the bearing shown for 
> the
> callsign in the entry box, as it should, but will not do it again for any
> subsquent callsigns.  If I go out of Writelog and reboot the PC, then
> restart Writelog, the correct port (USB COM PORT 8) is still shown as
> rotator control, and it will slew to the correct bearing.  Once.
>
> Any suggestions appreciated.
>
> Jim   W4LC
>
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