Guy - that was the answer! Many thanks for your help.
----- Original Message ----- From: "ON4AOI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'John Warburton G4IRN'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <dx4win@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 8:55 AM Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Band Decoder problem > Hi John, > Try the following > Set the LPT port to EPP only in your PC BIOS > Maybe this will help > > GUY ON4AOI > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: John Warburton G4IRN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Verzonden: Saturday, May 05, 2007 9:10 AM > Aan: dx4win@mailman.qth.net > CC: ON4AOI > Onderwerp: Re: [Dx4win] Band Decoder problem > > Guy > > There is no hardware between the LPT1 port and the Quadra. It is a stright > through cable from the 25 way D-type connector on the PC to the DIN > connector on the back of the Quada. Nothing I do in DX4Win will initilaise > the control link - I have tried logging QSO's, pressing F9, clicking on > spots. > > I have checked in 'Control Panel/System/Hardware/Device Manager' to see > the > status of the LPT port. There is no difference in the settings after I > have > used Win-Test or after I have used DX4Win. > > Maybe this is a PC related issue? I cannot understand why it should > initialise in Win-Test OK and thereafter work OK in DX4Win, but not work > OK > if I use DX4Win straight from bootup. > > Any more ideas?? This one is baffling me! > > Thanks, John G4IRN. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ON4AOI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'John Warburton G4IRN'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <dx4win@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 5:16 AM > Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Band Decoder problem > > >> Very strange John, >> Never have had this problem with the banddata via LPT >> It works ok with my hardware. >> Is there any hardware connected between LPT and Quadra ? >> >> >> GUY ON4AOI >> >> BAND DECODER and related stuff at >> http://www.on4aoi.be/banddecoder.htm >> >> DX4WIN soft and related stuff at >> http://www.on4aoi.be/dx4win.htm >> >> DX4WIN, WRITELOG, WF1B & RITTY CW & RTTY interfaces at >> http://www.on4aoi.be/keyer.htm >> >> ARSWIN link and related stuff at >> http://www.on4aoi.be/web7.htm >> >> DXTELNET soft and related stuff at >> http://www.on4aoi.be/dxt.htm >> >> >> >> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- >> Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Namens John Warburton G4IRN >> Verzonden: Thursday, May 03, 2007 12:33 PM >> Aan: dx4win@mailman.qth.net >> Onderwerp: [Dx4win] Band Decoder problem >> >> I apologise if this has come up on the reflector previously but I did >> look >> and couldn't find anything. >> >> >> My problem is that the Band Decoder via LPT1 port will not select the >> band >> on my Quadra amplifier. I have found that it WILL work if I run another >> logging program first (eg Win-Test) that also has a band decoder through >> the >> LPT1 port. I had the same problem on versions 6 and 7 of DX4Win. The >> radio >> QSY's OK at all times through a com port. >> >> >> I use Windows XP Pro with DLPortIO to control the 25w LPT1 port from >> DX4Win. >> In the Preferences/Control tab I have Top Ten Band decoder selected on >> the >> LPT1 port, active bands set at 160-6m (same with 160-10m). >> >> After boot-up, I run DX4WIN and the band decoder does not work. I then >> run >> Win-Test at the same time as the DX4WIN session, select an HF contest log >> and the Quadra will QSY to the band depicted in the log. I then exit >> Win-Test and the band-decoder works fine in DX4WIN after that. >> >> Alternatively, I can run Win-Test before running DX4WIN and when DX4WIN >> comes up, the band decoder works fine. >> >> Its almost as if the DLPortIO software is not initialising OK in DX4WIN. >> Has >> any one got any ideas please? >> >> Thanks, John. G4IRN. >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Dx4win mailing list >> Dx4win@mailman.qth.net >> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win >> >> >> > > >
