Hi Randy, This problem was raised before. I'll remind Paul to fix it.
Thanks & 73 - Jim AD1C --- Randy Farmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I use a Top Ten Devices DX Doubler box to control two radios in my > station. It gets its control for radio selection via pin 14 of the > LPT port. When I first installed 7.02 I found that the radio > selection function logic was upside down. Radio 2 would be selected > when Radio 1 was selected in the DX4WIN control, and vice versa. > > With the added WinKey support in 7.02, I was planning to use an > external WinKey for QSK keying, so I had set the "Interface" value on > the CW tab in the Preferences setup to None. When I set it back to > LPT1, the logic reversed, and the radio switching functioned > normally. I left it set to LPT1 and had no further problem. > > I am now in the process of setting up my new microHAM microKEYER, and > per the setup instructions for that device, I set the Interface to > COM5, the port controlling Radio 1, and configured it for PTT control > on the RTS line. The microKEYER requires using PTT control via the > COM port to make its switching logic work properly in various modes. > The LPT radio select bit was again backwards! > > After some fooling around with various settings, it is apparent > there's a bug in the DX4WIN control logic that makes the sense of the > radio select bit correct if and only if the LPT port is also selected > as the CW and PTT interface. Any other setting reverses the control > bit logic. This is not good, since it means I can't make the > microKEYER control the PTT properly for PSK (and probably voice > message playback). > > This bug really needs to be addressed. I don't know if there are any > updates afoot, but if so a fix for this one needs to be put in any > new release. -- Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863 USA +978-251-9933, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, http://www.ad1c.us From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Dec 11 20:55:29 2006 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Reisert AD1C) Date: Mon Dec 11 20:59:30 2006 Subject: [Dx4win] DX4WIN.CTY #35 released - 12 December 2006 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DX4WIN.CTY #35 was released on 12 December 2006: http://www.country-files.com/dx4win/ You can see the full release notes by clicking on the "Revision History" link on the left. This release contains an updated ADIF.PMP file. Extract that file into your DX4W###\IMPORT directory. Happy Holidays to all, time to focus on other things for a few weeks. 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863 USA +978-251-9933, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, http://www.ad1c.us
