[Dx4win] DX4WIN and FT-8
Is there a way to integrate the FT-8 WSJT-X app into DX4WIN like MMTY is done? I have recently started using FT-8 and I do import the QSOs, but would like it to work more like SSB and CW. 73, Byron __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] CAT Commands from DX4WIN
I saw your Post to the DX4WIN list. The N1MM+ Logger supports something similar by using a logger command that tells it to send the command to the CAT interface of the radio. I am not aware that DX4WIN has this, although I do feel it would be a great feature and not difficult to implement. reference: http://n1mm.hamdocs.com/tiki-index.php?page=Macros#CATAHEX_CATIHEX_CATAASC_CATIASC_CATACTASC_CATACTHEX_Macro_Commands The first usability difference is N1MM+ Logger has a row of function keys displayed "in QSO mode", while DX4WIN has always expected you to memorize QSO Input accelerator keys, so maybe this feature would require a revamp of how the QSO window looks. 73, Byron NZ3O NZ3O/qrp __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] Default Callsign Limits
There is currently a special event station in Canada signing with a 13-character callsign, including the /VE1 prefix. But DX4WIN seems to have a 12-character callsign length limit. Is there a simple update to support this special event call? 73 es TIA, Byron __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] Z68BH Republic of Kosovo
Martti is operating this callsign this weekend. I don't believe this is in any CTY file. Premature? 73, Byron __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] Unable to Show 80/160 Spots
I recently redeployed my 80/160 sloper and I can't seem to get the spots for those bands. I have confirmed the spots are showing in the packet window and that the bands are checked in the packet setup preference, but no spots for either of those bands appear. Even "DX TEST 3525" shows nothing. What am I missing? 73, Byron __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] QRZ.com INtegration
Has anyone found a way to integrate DX4WIN with QRZ.com, real-time? 73, Byron __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] Windows 10 Windows Sizes
Does anyone notice that several windows in the DX4WIN interface get smaller when you restart DX4WIN? Most notable the Master calls window and the CW Keyboard window require resizing every time. There are other windows, too, but these are the real nuisance windows for me. Any tricks to fix? 72, Byron __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] DX4WIN and Elecraft - Using Multiple COM Ports
There is a new Application note on Elecraft.com for using multiple virtual COM ports. Many contact and contest logging programs require the use of dual COM ports at the host computer for transceiver control and keying. This Application Note introduces methods for concentrating multiple computer COM ports to a single transceiver serial port, using COM Port Concentrator (CPC) software. An example is used for illustration purposes. http://www.elecraft.com/manual/K3-K3S-Using-Virtual-Serial-Ports-XB1.pdf 73, Byron __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] Band Change - Momentary Switch to SSB Mode
I am running an Elecraft K3 X5 radio file with DX4WIN. Radio is a K3S. When I change bands, CW to CW, the radio momentarily switches to SSB on the new band, then CW. I believe this is something I can correct in the radio file. Can anyone advise me on what to tweak? 73, Byron __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] QSL Route Update for 3XDQZ
3XDQZ is via F5OZC for operation on IOTA-AF-096 73, Byron NZ3O http://www.qrz.com/db/3XDQZ __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] Fedora17-VMware-WS9-Windows88-DX4WIN805 Preferences
I have tested DX4WIN 8.05 under VMware Workstation 9 and Windows 8 Guest operating system. It seems to execute the same as it does on my host Windows 7 system, so I'm ready to test full-use. My question is if I should be able to just copy the full directory structure over or just worry about some specific configuration file(s) and the log. It's been a long time since I mucked about with things at the install level. TIA, Good DX, Byron NZ3O.us __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] One More Try for Linux-VMWare-Windows7-DX4Win
I would like to know if anyone has tried running DX4WIN under a VMware virtual machine. My hope is to use the following configuration: 1. Host OS Fedora 17 (or 18) Linux 2. VMware Workstation 9 (or VMplayer) 3. Windows 7 64-bit 4. DX4WIN, with lots of USB interfaces I am especially interested in hearing from anyone who has used CW Keying under this configuration. Please send email directly. Thank you. 73, Byron __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] DX4WIN Under VMWare
I would like to exchange some information with anyone experienced with running DX4WIN under 664-bit Win7 inside a VMware Workstation. Thank you. __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] Windows 7 64-bit BSOD Resolved
It's been quite some time since I was satisfied with my DX4WIN host, a 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate install. Although I had all the latest patches, and quite a few amulets, I just could not get away from experiencing the infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) and a similarly annoying pause that seemed to happen at all the wrong moments, like when I was just about to acknowledge a call back from some rare DX station who was about to QRT. Tonight I was about to throw in the towel and punt. I had done all kinds of system upgrades, bought better keyer interfaces, improved the USB-serial hardware, and installed everything there was to install, and more, and more than once. In one last moment of try anything - it can't get worse I was down to the point where only the keyboard and the power button worked, neither of which are USB. So, I connected my USB mouse to a port it had never been connected to before. The system thought a minute, installed the drivers and the mouse lit. It worked. I repeated this process with each item, the Fast Serial interface, the WinkeyUSB, the label printer, the UPS. They all worked. So, I rebooted. Repeatedly. I rebooted more than I'd been able to reboot without a BSOD in, well, forever. No problem. There was one item on the desk that was no longer connected. A bargain-priced Rosewell 7-port USB hub. I had noticed that connecting an FTDI-based device to port 4 of this thing caused an instant BSOD, so I left it disconnected. Forever. After the job of again working DX without worrying I'd access my log again, I did a little search engine exercise and found other people describing the same scenario that included this hub. It was a common thread in the descriptions, and it was common to two computers that had a similar problem. So, I see the occasional posting here about BSOD, so check the USB hub. Might be a hit. 73, Byron PS. Yes, the downside is that box is still running Windows. :-) __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] Windows 8 Consumer Trial
Has anyone attempted to use DX4WIN under the Windows 8 Consumer Trial release? I am considering doing this but thought it might save me time if someone else had tried it already. 73 Byron __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] Thoughts on Recording A, K with Logs
The recent subspot activity caused me to think about band activity during stronger and weaker propagation conditions. Last night, for example, I could barely hear an EA station on 20 meters, and that was about the only DX on the HF bands for a time. I thought it would have been interesting if my logbook had recorded the K/A figures with each QSO. Anyone else think that has value? I know it isn't related to awards at all, but it could help with planning for working DX. 73, Byron __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] New Country List, ST0 and Packet Spots
Back in the day, I worked ST0RY for Sudan. They all still show properly as ST. I updated the Country file to add the ST0 prefix for S Sudan. When the spot for ST0R arrives, it shows as Sudan, not S Sudan. When I edit the QSO to ST0, it shows that QSO as S Sudan. When I click a later ST0R spot, it is Sudan in the prefix field, not ST0. Operator error here somewhere? TIA, Byron __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] Orion Radio File
Does anyone have a TenTec Orion II definition they prefer over the standard ones provided? Byron __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] LOTW and DX4WIN - Making Confirmed a Star
What obvious thing am I missing? I would like anything that is in LOTW as QSL to be flagged as Credited in DX4WIN. How? I'm thinking this is just a multiple QSO operation filtered off a report, maybe? Like: if LOTWconf=y, status=*? TIA es 73, Byron __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] QRZ.com XML Lookup in DX4WIN
I would also like to see XML Integration, especially if it allowed me to print a mailing label that corresponds to my QSL label without copy-n-paste into a third-party software package. 73, Byron __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] DX4WIN and CallSign Lookups
Does the QSO Lookup F3 button do anything if you only have QRZ.com website configured? Or does it require a CDROM copy to function? 73, Byron __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] Windows 7 64-Bit Pauses and Freezes (UPDATE)
Friends: Using the Task Manager and the Configuration Manager resource mentioned in the previous post, I am feeling better about eliminating the problems I was experiencing with my Windows 7 Ultimate system and DX4WIN. First, the change from the Display Windows Manager (dwm.exe) from Aero to Classic themes seems to have made the windows faster. As I continued to look for anything that used more resources than DX4WIN, I also removed a Microsoft Office utility that is for shared document caching. It seems like the Install script for Office adds that to your Startup programs and I will never share an Office document from this computer. then, two Adobe Acrobat products installed themselves to make my PDF reading faster in some way and they are now not part of the system startup and background processes. When these changes are combined, the system behaves better, at least so far. Second, I found a configuration error in the system that had really bad side effects. When I was attempting to get the MMTTY RTTY software working, I have set the audio output device to default to my Ten-Tec 712 USB-Sound-Card Interface. I had also set the Mic input to PTT on the Ten-Tec radio. The result of this mistake is that my system sounds, startup, spots, etc were being routed to the radio, not the speakers, and were keying the radio. Not at all a good thing, since I have to assume those sounds could be heard, even though I set the radio to one watt output when I'm not in QSO, just in case. So, one set of changes to minimize overheads on the combined CPU/GPU of a low-end, low-power motherboard and a secon change to reverse a bonehead configuration mistake that I made in a last-ditch effort to make something unrelated to DX4WIN work. Again, time is the real measure of resolution, so I'll give it a week or two of active CW work to see if this is truly resolve. 73, Byron __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] Windows 7 64-Bit Pauses and Freezes (UPDATE)
Unfortunately, my QSO with HP1 tonight was interrupted by numerous pauses, making me feel like I was learning morse code again. Which I might actually be doing, to tell the truth. Another examination of the Task Manager showed the Firefox 4 32-bit executable doing battle with the Firefox add-on container executable for top spot in the CPU usage list. This might be because there is an issue with Firefox *32 under Windows 7 64-bit that is exaggerated by the use of these add-ons on the QRZ.com web pages, which I use as my home page in the shack. I went into the Help menu of Firefox and disabled add-ons and the test (under full power) seemed to show the lag/pause was gone. Only real operating will prove that. More later. I want to say that with each item I have removed, from Aero Themes, to MSFT Office doc caches, to Adobe Startup executables, the system has become more responsive. The fact I now have voice announcements in the shack (rather than keying the radio) is a major plus. Now all I have to do is get the pause outa here. I have asked a friend who is active on the Firefox development forums to let me know if they hear something about the add-on container and Windows 7 64-bit. 73, Byron On 06/05/2011 07:45 PM, Byron Peebles wrote: Friends: Using the Task Manager and the Configuration Manager resource mentioned in the previous post, I am feeling better about eliminating the problems I was experiencing with my Windows 7 Ultimate system and DX4WIN. First, the change from the Display Windows Manager (dwm.exe) from Aero to Classic themes seems to have made the windows faster. As I continued to look for anything that used more resources than DX4WIN, I also removed a Microsoft Office utility that is for shared document caching. It seems like the Install script for Office adds that to your Startup programs and I will never share an Office document from this computer. then, two Adobe Acrobat products installed themselves to make my PDF reading faster in some way and they are now not part of the system startup and background processes. When these changes are combined, the system behaves better, at least so far. Second, I found a configuration error in the system that had really bad side effects. When I was attempting to get the MMTTY RTTY software working, I have set the audio output device to default to my Ten-Tec 712 USB-Sound-Card Interface. I had also set the Mic input to PTT on the Ten-Tec radio. The result of this mistake is that my system sounds, startup, spots, etc were being routed to the radio, not the speakers, and were keying the radio. Not at all a good thing, since I have to assume those sounds could be heard, even though I set the radio to one watt output when I'm not in QSO, just in case. So, one set of changes to minimize overheads on the combined CPU/GPU of a low-end, low-power motherboard and a secon change to reverse a bonehead configuration mistake that I made in a last-ditch effort to make something unrelated to DX4WIN work. Again, time is the real measure of resolution, so I'll give it a week or two of active CW work to see if this is truly resolve. 73, Byron __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] Windows 7 64-Bit Pauses and Freezes
My friends: I had posted a note here not long ago about my 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate install having pause issues with DX4WIN, especially bad at times when I was keying CW. In spite of the upgrade to WinKey2-USB, the frustration and problem remains. I've now observed those pauses in software other than the DX4WIN logger. However, the good news is that I've come across an article that might help me, and the other folks who sent me direct emails expressing they had the same problem. I intend to follow the instructions from Microsoft this weekend and hope to be able to post a resolution in the future. In the meantime, if you are having pausing issues under Windows 7, you might just read this Microsoft article on managing what is running on your system and debugging what's not running correctly. Good Luck! 73, Byron http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Run-Selective-Startup-using-System-Configuration There is also a section on that page that explains how to Disable All the startup items and enable them one-by-one. __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] GettinG DX4WIN and LOTW In-Sync
I have been uploading to LOTW since its inception, always importing the latest lotwreport file after upload processing, but for some reason it doesn't appear that all the LOTW confirms are also in DX4WIN. Is there a foolproof method to generate an extract from LOTW that can be input to DX4WIN and get that part in-sync? Then I only have to worry about the cards I have that LOTW doesn't know about. __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] Momentary Pauses in Windows 7 Ultimate
At first, I would be operating CW and find the first time I went to the CW typing window there would be an accasional pause before the soft-key content would appear and be sent. I attributed this to the fact I was using USB-to-serial-to-key keying. But, it now appears I get this randomly in the behavior of different windows when they get focus. For example, if I click on a spot that should take me to a new frequency, the QSO window clears, but the new entry doesn't popular immediately, just like the CW window didn't populate with the text from the soft-key press. In retrospect, I think this also happened in the packet window when I was getting that set up. Might still happen but I'm not really looking at it to see it. I only see this on change of window focus to an input-type window, that is a window that wold let me type into it. Is anyone else experiencing this? 73, Byron = Latest download of DX4WIN as of 2011-04, nothing else running. Windows 7 Ultimate patched 2011-04-13, including current USB drivers. Zotac motherboard with dual-core Atom running at 1.6GHz. 2GB Memory. SSD. __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] DX4WIN and Windows 7
My only problem is the serial keying port when DX4WIN thinks it's busy when you launch DX4WIN or Save Preferences. It's an occasional problem that I've not yet chased down. I am using DX4WIN 8.04 with Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. My system has no parallel ports so that isn't an option for me. 73, Byron __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] Radio Polling Interval - What's Too Aggressive?
What's consider to aggressive for the CAT Polling Interval and Retry Counts for the radio interface? I am using USB-to-Serial for Radio, Digital Audio, Rotor, Amp and CW Keying. Is 500ms too often with 12 retries? 73, Byron __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] DX4WIN Save Preferences and COM Ports
Under DX4WIN, when I save Preferences I get a message Can't open COM10 for Keying - Port Already Open. Which is true that it's already open. But, it seems to make the COM ports unstable from there. Anyone else see this under the latest release? Seems like the only reason to close/open is if the COM was changed. 73, NZ3O Configuration: Windows 7 Ultimate, Zotac IONITX, BYTErunner USB-Serial Adapter __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] DX4Win and USB Ports
Thanks for the feedback, Everyone. Very helpful. 73, Byron __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] DX4WIN 8, Windows 7 and Pure USB
I just built a very small computer to replace the giant workstation that has been heating my shack for more than a decade. That old Dell was a workhorse and held a compliment of extra serial boards for all those old serial connections we once used: packet, transceivers, etc. But, the Dell doesn't sound as good as it once did, and both the radio and the amp have been replaced, so it was time for the computer to go. I selected a very small case, the 7x7x3 M-350 case you see everywhere and the Zotac IONITX-A-U that was available used at a great price. I decided to use Windows 7 so I didn't have to change that for another ten years, and I could continue to use DX4WIN to control everything. The Zotac is a mini-iITX form-factor and uses very low power. It is quiet and cool and takes up little space. This motherboard doesn't have any of the old serial ports, so I was taking a gamble that all my equipment would interface over USB. Almost all of it worked, often with workarounds. The first USB-serial cables that I bought from a seller on eBay were failures. They seem to just be wire with connectors on the end, with not real circuit for adapting the USB bus to a serial port. Well, I didn't risk much on them. The second USB-serial cables were interesting. The Windows 7 system recognized them immediately and assigned them COM ports, but the system didn't seem to want to use both COM5 and COM6 at the same time, so neither my rotor nor my radio CAT worked with any stability. Turn off one or the other and it seemed better, but never use both. But I stumbled on a workaround. If I connected the USB-Hub in my monitor and then connected the USB-serial cable to that, things were more stable. The COM ports were higher, but they worked. In the end, I have the M2 rotor, Tentec Orion II CAT and Keyer working through USB. There is an occasional delay in first-character keying, but I think that might be Windows and not USB. I'll keep testing that to see how to improve it. One thing I haven't worked out is the USB-USB connection for the Alpha 9500. The Alpha Windows software is pretty sad and I didn't have time to try something useful, but in the end I really doubted I cared about talking computer-to-amp for something that was sitting on my desk. I know there are other solutions, like external keyers, hubs, etc, but this seems like a great first step. I'd also comment that the new look of DX4WIN 8 frames is nice. I don't see much different in the software yet, but things were familiar enough for me to work 4A4A pretty quickly tonight. 73, Byron __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
