[Dx4win] DX4WIN Disconnects?

2015-06-06 Thread John Lambert
I have the latest version of DX4WIN. I notice that it is disconnecting from the AR cluster node on a regular basis every 7 to 8 hours or so. I do have keepalive set and it is triggering every 5 minutes so it is probably not DX4WIN problem but wonder if anyone might have insight as to where I might

Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Disconnects?

2015-06-06 Thread Jim Reisert AD1C
I have the latest version of DX4WIN. I notice that it is disconnecting from the AR cluster node on a regular basis every 7 to 8 hours or so. The good news: the VE7CC user program does a great job of reconnecting/staying connected: http://bcdxc.org/ve7cc/ The bad news: it's not

Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Disconnects?

2015-06-06 Thread Duane Calvin
Have you tried another cluster node? I found the one I was on kept dumping me regardless of the keepalive setting, and when I moved to another node, I stayed connected for days/weeks (or until the node manager needed to do maintenance.) 73, Duane Duane Calvin, AC5AA Austin, Texas

Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Disconnects?

2015-06-06 Thread Ray Benny
I run two connections to AR Cluster (VE7CC) on my radio computer. One is through DX4WIN, the second, directly using the AR software. The DX4WIN connection drops at random times, anywhere from 3 - 12 hours, while I seldom lose the direct AR connect. It can run for days without dropping. What

Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Disconnects?

2015-06-06 Thread David Kozinn, K2DBK
While I agree that I'd like to have an easier way to connect (and would like to have it connect automatically, if so desired), what I do now is I use Autohotkey (http://www.autohotkey.com/) to automate starting DX4WIN. It starts it, connects the packet cluster, and even runs some additional

Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Disconnects?

2015-06-06 Thread David Kozinn, K2DBK
There's an even easier way: 1) Start program 2) Left-click in the packet window 3) Hit Enter 3 times (First time brings up the No connection popup, second time closes that popup, 3rd time picks the top node in the list) 4) Type in call sign (FYI it looks liek you only replied to me, so I'm

Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Disconnects?

2015-06-06 Thread Mike Parnin via DX4WIN
Sorry David. Meant for the whole group. Mike , N4EPD From: Mike Parnin mikep6...@yahoo.com To: David Kozinn, K2DBK k2...@arrl.net Sent: Saturday, June 6, 2015 1:44 PM Subject: Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Disconnects? Ray, guess I don't understand your connection process. I am running