[WriteLog] New computer woes

[Geoff Plucknett]

Thanks all that seems to have solved it. I also noted that I'd accidentally
knocked the CI-V address away from its default so that didn't help. All
working now.

Geoff G4FKA

On 10 October 2014 20:07, Joe Subich, W4TV <lists at subich.com> wrote:

>
> > Just curious about your hard opinion.
>
> Most rigs that support autobaud will do so *one time* when first
> powered up.  With users starting and stopping software multiple
> times a day, autobaud results in "no response" most of the time.
> In addition, setting both software and rig to "autobaud" is a recipe
> for a standoff as each tries to catch up to the other.
>
> It is far more reliable to set Icom rigs to 9600 or 19200 bps, Kenwood,
> Yaesu and Elecraft to 38,400 bps and match those speeds with the
> software than play "autobaud roulette."  Even more so with something
> like microHAM DK II, MK II, or MK2R+ which also require matching the
> rig's data rate and protocol.
>
> 73,
>
>    ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
>
> On 2014-10-10 1:38 PM, Alan Maenchen wrote:
>
>> Joe,
>>
>> I've been using AUTOBAUD for many years spanning several rigs and
>> computers
>> (up to Win7) without a problem.
>> I know how the hardware is supposed to work since I've designed 232
>> hardware, but I don't do software so I'm a bit ignorant about how software
>> does that task. I can imagine how it should be done, and it should be
>> bullet proof so long as there aren't any glitches (like from RF).
>>
>> Just curious about your hard opinion.
>>
>> 73, Alan  AD6E
>>
>> ----------------------
>> Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 16:06:12 -0400
>> From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists at subich.com>
>> To: writelog at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] New computer woes
>> Message-ID: <5436EAB4.3090602 at subich.com>
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>>
>> Have you set up the CAT communications in microHAM Router
>> *BEFORE* starting WriteLog and then configured WriteLog to
>> communicate with MK II/the rig *at the same data rate* that
>> you configured in the rig and microHAM Router?
>>
>> *DO NOT, EVER* use "autobaud" in any software or rig.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>>      ... Joe, W4TV
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